Konstantin

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Constantino in BR Brazil, AR Argentina, MX Mexico and 3 more, Петрович in RU Russia, UA Ukraine, KZ Kazakhstan and 2 more, Constantin in RO Romania, FR France, DE Germany and 2 more and Константин in TR Türkiye, CN China, UZ Uzbekistan.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Konstantin is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• German given name86K records spelled Konstantin27 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, United States, Austria, Russia

  Languages: German, English, Danish

  Also written Konstantín, Constantinus, Konstantîn, Constantine, Konštantín

• a separate given name4.1K records spelled Konstantin7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom

  Also written Konštantín, Konstântín, Konstantīn, Kōnstantin, Konstântin

• Hebrew given name145 records spelled Konstantin14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia

  Also written קונסטנטין, קונסטנטינו, קונסטאנטין, Konstantinos, קונסטנטינוס

49 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Konstantin is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• From Late Latin Constantinus, name of the first Christian Roman emperor (?288-337).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Russian, var of Konstiantin.

  as a word·A Dictionary of Period Russian Names (Wickenden / Goldschmidt 1996)

• In German, a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, ) Constantin: männl. Vom. lateinischen Ursprungs, der auf den römi­ schen Beinamen Constantinus, eine Weiter­ bildung von Constantius (zu lat. cönstäns »standhaft«) zurückgeht. Konstantin fand im Mittelalter als Name Kaiser Konstantins des Großen (3-/4. Jh.) Verbreitung. Unter

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• In Swedish, Konstantin är ett latinskt namn, bildat till constans ’ståndaktig, karaktärsfast’. I både den rikssvenska och finlandssvenska almanackan 21 maj, till minne av den romerske kejsaren Konstantin den store (död 337).

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

AT Statistik Austria — Vornamen der Geborenen (1984–present) — 41 years between 1984–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Constantine Stanislavskyb. 1863RUnot in their usual nameRussian actor and theatre director (1863–1938)
• Konstantin Pätsb. 1874EEEstonian politician (1874–1956)
• Konstantinos Tsatsosb. 1899GRnot in their usual nameGreek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic (1899–1987)
• Konstantinos Karamanlisb. 1907GRnot in their usual nameGreek politician and lawyer (1907–1998), Prime Minister of Greece intermittently between 1955–80, President from 1980–85, 1990–95
• Konstantin Chernenkob. 1911RUGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1911-1985)
• Konstantinos Stephanopoulosb. 1926GRnot in their usual nameGreek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic
• Konstantinos Tasoulasb. 1959GRnot in their usual nameGreek politician, President of Greece since 2025
• Konstantin Novoselovb. 1974RURussian-British physicist known for graphene work
• Konstantin Zyryanovb. 1977RURussian footballer
• Kostas Tsimikasb. 1996GRnot in their usual nameGreek association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 508 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Konstantin?

We estimate roughly 411 thousand people bear Konstantin (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Konstantin have the most bearers?

Konstantin is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled петрович.

How common is Konstantin compared with other names?

In Russia, Konstantin is the 49th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Konstantin a male or female name?

Konstantin is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Konstantin mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin Constantinus, ‘steadfast’, the name of the first Christian Roman emperor (?288—337).