Given name & surname

Kosti

Kosti is a masculine given name. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kosti is a short form of Konstantin. Konstantin comes from Latin.

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How it developed

In Finnish usage, Kosti is a short form of Konstantin.

Kosti’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Kosti is a short form of Konstantin. In Finnish usage, Kosti has a conventional equivalent in the English form Constantine. In Finnish usage, Kosti has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form COSTANTINO.

Walk Kosti’s family in the name graph

KostiΚοστήΚώστηΚωστήKonstantinKoistiConstantineCostantinoKonsta

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Kosti has relatives in 4 languages.

FinnishGreek

7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Kosti

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