Konstantin
The first name Konstantin is a derivation from the Latin name Constantinus in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A number of notable persons in the Byzantine Empire, and in Russian history 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:
People bearing the name Konstantin include:
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- Konstantin, a fictional character in Codename Villanelle and Killing Eve
- Konstantin of Rostov, Grand Prince of Vladimir
- Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party
- Konstantin Dejanović, Serbian ruler
- Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut
- Konstantin Grigorishin, Ukrainian billionaire businessman
- Konstanty Kalinowski, 19th-century revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the January Uprising in Congress Poland
- Konstantin Khanin, Russian mathematician
- Konstantin Konik, Estonian politician and surgeon
- Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter
- Konstantin Kravchuk, Russian tennis player
- Konstantin Leontiev, Russian philosopher
- Konstantin Märska, Estonian cinematographer
- Konstantin Nahk, Estonian football player
- Konstantin von Neurath, German diplomat
- Konstantin Päts, Estonian politician, first President of Estonia
- Konstantin Petrzhak, Soviet physicist
- Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist
- Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Konstantin Romanov
- *Konstantin Romanov, Russian-Kazakh ice hockey player
- *Konstantin Pavlovich, grand duke of Russia, son of Paul I
- *Konstantin Nikolayevich, grand duke of Russia, son of Nicholas I
- *Konstantin Konstantinovich, grand duke of Russia, grandson of Nicholas I, famous Russian poet
- *Konstantin Konstantinovich, prince of Russia
- Konstantin Stanislavsky, Russian actor and theater director
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory
- Konstantín Alexeyevich Vasilyev, Russian illustrator
- Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian football player
- Konstantin Wecker, German singer-songwriter
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