Kostis Explained
Kostis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κωστής) is a hypocorism of the Greek name Konstantinos (Constantine). Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Kostis Adosidis Pasha (1818–1895), Prince of Samos
- Kostis Chatzidakis (born 1965), Greek politician
- Kostis Gimossoulis (born 1960), Greek poet and novelist
- Costis Gontikas (born 1994), Greek professional basketball player
- Kostis Gontikas (born 1934), Greek politician
- Kostis Palamas (1859–1943), Greek poet
- Kostis Papagiorgis (1947–2014), Greek essayist, columnist, translator of philosophical studies
- Kostis Protopapas, American opera artistic director of Greek origin
- Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (1926–2016), Greek conservative politician who served as President of Greece from 1995 to 2005
Surname
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