Konstantin
E141815
Konstantin is a masculine given name of Latin origin, widely used in Slavic and other European cultures, meaning “steadfast” or “constant.”
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Konstantin canonical | 42 |
| Konstantinovich | 8 |
| Kostantin | 3 |
| Konstantin (personal name, traditional etymology) | 1 |
| Konstantyn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T785282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Konstantin Context triple: [Konstantin Rokossovsky, givenName, Konstantin]
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A.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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B.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a common Russian male given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with rulers and notably borne by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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C.
Gavril
Gavril is a masculine given name, commonly used in Slavic and Eastern European cultures, that derives from the Hebrew name Gabriel.
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D.
Viktor
Viktor is the given name of Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor who founded logotherapy and wrote "Man’s Search for Meaning."
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E.
Gerasim
Gerasim is the compassionate peasant servant in Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," known for his honesty, simplicity, and humane care for the dying protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Konstantin Target entity description: Konstantin is a masculine given name of Latin origin, widely used in Slavic and other European cultures, meaning “steadfast” or “constant.”
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A.
Vasily
Vasily is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
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B.
Vladimir
Vladimir is a common Russian male given name of Slavic origin, historically associated with rulers and notably borne by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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C.
Gavril
Gavril is a masculine given name, commonly used in Slavic and Eastern European cultures, that derives from the Hebrew name Gabriel.
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D.
Viktor
Viktor is the given name of Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor who founded logotherapy and wrote "Man’s Search for Meaning."
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E.
Gerasim
Gerasim is the compassionate peasant servant in Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," known for his honesty, simplicity, and humane care for the dying protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christian naming traditions ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Constantinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinus Magnus
|
| etymologicalRoot | Latin word "constans" ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Konstantyn
ⓘ
linked to:
Konstantin
Kostantin ⓘ
linked to:
Konstantin
|
| hasDiminutive |
Kosta
ⓘ
Kostik ⓘ Kostya ⓘ
linked to:
Nikolay
|
| hasGender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsage | medieval Europe ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
constant
ⓘ
steadfast ⓘ |
| hasNameDayTradition | Orthodox Christian countries ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Latin language
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin
|
| hasPopularityType | traditional name ⓘ |
| hasScriptForm |
Константин
ⓘ
Костантин ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine
|
| hasVariant |
Constantin
ⓘ
Konstantinos ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinos
Kostantin ⓘ
linked to:
Konstantin
|
| linguisticCategory | proper noun ⓘ |
| nameType | personal name ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constantine
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinus Magnus
|
| semanticField |
constancy
ⓘ
reliability ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| sharesEtymologyWith |
Constantine
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinus Magnus
Constanţin ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandru
Costantino ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine
Konstantinos ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinos
|
| usedInCulture |
Bulgarian culture
ⓘ
German culture ⓘ Greek culture ⓘ Romanian culture ⓘ Russian culture ⓘ Serbian culture ⓘ Slavic cultures ⓘ Ukrainian culture ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Southeastern Europe ⓘ
linked to:
Balkans
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Konstantin Description of subject: Konstantin is a masculine given name of Latin origin, widely used in Slavic and other European cultures, meaning “steadfast” or “constant.”
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
subject linked to:
Mereschkowski
Konstantinovo, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire
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namedAfter
→
Konstantin (personal name, traditional etymology)
ⓘ
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
subject linked to:
Krikalev
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin
linked to: Konstantin