The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the

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name '' Constantinus'' (

Constantine Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I * Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine g ...

) in some

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, such as Bulgarian,

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and

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. As a

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, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor

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. A number of notable persons in the

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, and (via mediation by the Christian

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) in

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and earlier East Slavic history are often referred to by this name. "Konstantin" means "firm, constant". There is a number of variations of the name throughout European cultures: * Константин (Konstantin) in

(diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian * Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian * Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian * Konstantinas in Lithuanian * Konstantīns in Latvian * Konstanty in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

(diminutive Kostek) * Constantin in

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(diminutive Costel), French * Constantino in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

* Konstandin/Konstantin in

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(usually among Orthodox people) * Konštantín in Slovak * Κωνσταντῖνος (Kōnstantînos) in

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

(diminutives include Kostas, Kostakis, Kostîs, Ntînos, Dînos) * Considine in Irish * Còiseam in

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* კოტე (Kote) in Georgian People bearing the name Konstantin include:

Given name

Konstantin of Rostov Konstantin Vsevolodovich () (18 May 1186 in Rostov – 2 February 1218) was the eldest son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna. In 1206 and 1207, he was the prince of Novgorod. In 1207, his father sent him to rule the towns of R ...

(1186–1218), Grand Prince of Vladimir *

Konstantin Chernenko Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko ( – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1984 until his death a year later. Born to a poor family in Siberia, Chernenko jo ...

(1911–1985), Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party * Konstantin Dobrev (born 1974), Bulgarian badminton player *

Konstantin Ernst Konstantin Lvovich Ernst (; born 6 February 1961) is a Russian media manager, producer and TV host. He is currently the CEO of Channel One Russia. Biography Early years and education His father Lev Konstantinovich Ernst, of History of Germa ...

, Russian media manager, producer and TV host *

Konstantin Feoktistov Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009), was Russian engineer and a cosmonaut in the former Soviet space program. As a cosmonaut Feoktistov flew on Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft to carry three crew members. ...

(1926–2009), Soviet cosmonaut *

Konstantin Grigorishin Konstantin Ivanovich Grigorishin (born 16 November 1965) is a Russians, Russian-Ukraine, Ukrainian businessman and billionaire.

(born 1965), Ukrainian billionaire businessman *

Konstanty Kalinowski Konstanty Kalinowski, or Wincenty Konstanty Kalinowski ( – ), was a Polish-Belarusian writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary. He was one of the leaders of the 1863 January Uprising on the lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwea ...

(1838–1864), 19th-century revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the

January Uprising The January Uprising was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at putting an end to Russian occupation of part of Poland and regaining independence. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last i ...

in Congress Poland * Konstantin Khanin, Russian mathematician * Konstantin Klein (born 1991), German basketball player * Konstantin Koltsov, Belarusian hockey player (1981–2024) * Konstantin Konik (1873–1936), Estonian politician and surgeon *

Konstantin Korovin Konstantin (Constantin) Alekseyevich Korovin (; 11 September 1939) was a leading Russian Impressionist painter. Biography Youth and education Konstantin was born into a wealthy merchant family of Old Believers

(1861–1939), Russian painter *

Konstantin Kravchuk Konstantin Vladimirovich Kravchuk ( rus, Константи́н Влади́мирович Кравчу́к, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin krɐfˈtɕuk; born 23 February 1985) is an inactive Russian professional tennis player. He is known for his stron ...

(born 1985), Russian tennis player *

Konstantin Krizhevsky Konstantin Stanislavovich Krizhevsky (; 20 February 1926 – 18 November 2000) was a Soviet football defender. He was born in Odintsovo, Russia. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 Olympics, and the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

(1926–2000), Russian footballer * Konstantin Leontiev (1831–1891), Russian philosopher * Konstantin Märska (1896–1951), Estonian cinematographer *

Konstantin Mihailović Konstantin Mihailović, also known as Constantine of Ostrovica, born in 1430, was a Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire. Mihailović was born in the village of Ostrovica, near Ru ...

Serbian soldier and author of a memoir of his time as a Janissary in the army of the Ottoman Empire * Konstantin Nahk (born 1975), Estonian football player *

Konstantin von Neurath Konstantin Hermann Karl Freiherr von Neurath (2 February 1873 – 14 August 1956) was a German politician, diplomat and convicted Nazi war criminal who served as Foreign Minister of Germany between 1932 and 1938. Born to a Swabian noble famil ...

(1873–1956), German diplomat *

Konstantin Päts Konstantin Päts ( – 18 January 1956) was an Estonian statesman and the country's president from 1938 to 1940. Päts was one of the most influential politicians of the independent democratic Republic of Estonia, and during the two decades p ...

(1874–1956), Estonian politician, first President of Estonia * Konstantin Petrzhak (1907-1998), Soviet physicist * Konstantin Pysin (1910–1984), Soviet politician * Konstantin Ramul (1879–1975), Estonian psychologist * Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907-1946), The leader of the

Russian Fascist Party The All-Russian Fascist Party ( ) and from 1937 onwards the Russian Fascist Union () was a minor Russian émigré movement that was based in Manchukuo during the 1930s and 1940s. History Fascism had existed amongst the Manchurian Russians; th ...

Konstantin Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky ( 1896 – 3 August 1968) was a Soviet and Polish general who served as a top commander in the Red Army during World War II and achieved the ranks of Marshal of the Soviet Union and Marshal of Poland. He a ...

(1896-1968),

Marshal of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union (, ) was the second-highest military rank of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin wore the uniform and insignia of Marshal after World War II. The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in ...

Konstantin Romanov (disambiguation) Konstantin Romanov may refer to: * Konstantin Romanov (ice hockey) (born 1985), Kazakh professional ice hockey player * Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia Konstantin Pavlovich (; ) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of E ...

Konstantin Romanov (ice hockey) Konstantin Mikhailovich Romanov (; born March 14, 1985) is a Kazakhstani-Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Career Romanov began his career with Dynamo Moscow in 2 ...

(born 1985), Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player **

Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia Konstantin Pavlovich (; ) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the heir-presumptive for most of his elder brother Alexander I's reign, but had secretly renounced his c ...

(1779–1831), grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I **

Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (; 21 September 1827 – 25 January 1892) was the Emperor's Viceroy of Poland from 1862 to 1863 and a general admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. Early life Konstantin Nikolayevich was born as ...

(1827–1892), grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I **

Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia ( rus, Константи́н Константи́нович, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ, a=Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov.ru.vorb.oga; 22 August 1858 – 15 June 1915 ...

(1858–1915), grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet **

Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia (''Константин Константинович''; 1 January 1891 – 18 July 1918), nicknamed Kostya by the family, was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovi ...

(1891–1918), prince of Russia *

Konstantin Rudnev Konstantin Nikolaevich Rudnev (; 1911–1980) was a Soviet politician who held various cabinet and public posts. He was the long-term minister of instrument making, automated equipment, and control systems between 1965 and 1980. He played a signi ...

(1911–1980), Soviet politician * Konstantin Sats (born 1982), Russian alpine skier * Konstantin Shvedchikov (1884–1952), Soviet official * Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863–1938), Russian actor and theater director *

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (; rus, Константин Эдуардович Циолковский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɪdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ tsɨɐlˈkofskʲɪj, a=Ru-Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.oga; – 19 September 1935) was a Russi ...

(1857–1935), Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory * Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian illustrator *

Konstantin Vassiljev Konstantin Vassiljev (born 16 August 1984) is an Estonian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of Estonian Meistriliiga club FC Flora, Flora. With 158 caps, Vassilje ...

(born 1984), Estonian football player *

Konstantin Wecker Konstantin Alexander Wecker (born 1 June 1947) is a German ''Liedermacher'' (singer-songwriter) who also works as a composer, author and actor. Life and work Wecker was born in Munich. Classically educated at the Wilhelmsgymnasium, Wecker got o ...

(born 1947), German singer-songwriter

Surname

Knyaz Konstantin (disambiguation) Knyaz Konstantin may refer to one of the following: *Knyaz Konstantin of Murom (? - 1129), the son of knyaz Sviatoslav II of Kiev. *Knyaz Konstantin of Russia ''(Konstantin Vsevolodovich)'' (1186–1218), the son of knyaz Vsevolod the Big Nest. ...

* Leopoldine Konstantin (1886–1965), Austrian actress *

Stefan Konstantin Stefan Konstantin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Константин; c. 1283–1322) was the King of Serbia from 29 October 1321 to the spring of 1322. The younger son of King Stefan Milutin (1253–1321), he initially held the appanage of Zeta (wit ...

(1282–1322), King of the Serbian Kingdom

Fictional characters

*Konstantin Levin, fictional character in

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...

's ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial in ...

'' *Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, fictional character in

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's play ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

'' *Konstantin, fictional character in '' Codename Villanelle'' (2018 novel) and ''

Killing Eve ''Killing Eve'' is a British spy thriller television series produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC Three (streaming service), BBC Three. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence age ...

'' (2018—2022 television show)

References

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