Kostian

Finnish

Etymology

A diminutive of Konstantin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkostiɑn/, [ˈko̞s̠tiɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ostiɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): Kos‧ti‧an

Proper noun

Kostian

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kostian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kostian	Kostianit
genitive		Kostianin	Kostianien
partitive		Kostiania	Kostianeja
illative		Kostianiin	Kostianeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kostian	Kostianit
accusative	nom.	Kostian	Kostianit
	gen.	Kostianin
genitive		Kostianin	Kostianien
partitive		Kostiania	Kostianeja
inessive		Kostianissa	Kostianeissa
elative		Kostianista	Kostianeista
illative		Kostianiin	Kostianeihin
adessive		Kostianilla	Kostianeilla
ablative		Kostianilta	Kostianeilta
allative		Kostianille	Kostianeille
essive		Kostianina	Kostianeina
translative		Kostianiksi	Kostianeiksi
abessive		Kostianitta	Kostianeitta
instructive		—	Kostianein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kostian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kostianini Kostianini accusative nom. Kostianini Kostianini gen. Kostianini genitive Kostianini Kostianieni partitive Kostianiani Kostianejani inessive Kostianissani Kostianeissani elative Kostianistani Kostianeistani illative Kostianiini Kostianeihini adessive Kostianillani Kostianeillani ablative Kostianiltani Kostianeiltani allative Kostianilleni Kostianeilleni essive Kostianinani Kostianeinani translative Kostianikseni Kostianeikseni abessive Kostianittani Kostianeittani instructive — — comitative — Kostianeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kostianisi Kostianisi accusative nom. Kostianisi Kostianisi gen. Kostianisi genitive Kostianisi Kostianiesi partitive Kostianiasi Kostianejasi inessive Kostianissasi Kostianeissasi elative Kostianistasi Kostianeistasi illative Kostianiisi Kostianeihisi adessive Kostianillasi Kostianeillasi ablative Kostianiltasi Kostianeiltasi allative Kostianillesi Kostianeillesi essive Kostianinasi Kostianeinasi translative Kostianiksesi Kostianeiksesi abessive Kostianittasi Kostianeittasi instructive — — comitative — Kostianeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kostianimme Kostianimme accusative nom. Kostianimme Kostianimme gen. Kostianimme genitive Kostianimme Kostianiemme partitive Kostianiamme Kostianejamme inessive Kostianissamme Kostianeissamme elative Kostianistamme Kostianeistamme illative Kostianiimme Kostianeihimme adessive Kostianillamme Kostianeillamme ablative Kostianiltamme Kostianeiltamme allative Kostianillemme Kostianeillemme essive Kostianinamme Kostianeinamme translative Kostianiksemme Kostianeiksemme abessive Kostianittamme Kostianeittamme instructive — — comitative — Kostianeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kostianinne Kostianinne accusative nom. Kostianinne Kostianinne gen. Kostianinne genitive Kostianinne Kostianienne partitive Kostianianne Kostianejanne inessive Kostianissanne Kostianeissanne elative Kostianistanne Kostianeistanne illative Kostianiinne Kostianeihinne adessive Kostianillanne Kostianeillanne ablative Kostianiltanne Kostianeiltanne allative Kostianillenne Kostianeillenne essive Kostianinanne Kostianeinanne translative Kostianiksenne Kostianeiksenne abessive Kostianittanne Kostianeittanne instructive — — comitative — Kostianeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kostianinsa Kostianinsa accusative nom. Kostianinsa Kostianinsa gen. Kostianinsa genitive Kostianinsa Kostianiensa partitive Kostianiaan Kostianiansa Kostianejaan Kostianejansa inessive Kostianissaan Kostianissansa Kostianeissaan Kostianeissansa elative Kostianistaan Kostianistansa Kostianeistaan Kostianeistansa illative Kostianiinsa Kostianeihinsa adessive Kostianillaan Kostianillansa Kostianeillaan Kostianeillansa ablative Kostianiltaan Kostianiltansa Kostianeiltaan Kostianeiltansa allative Kostianilleen Kostianillensa Kostianeilleen Kostianeillensa essive Kostianinaan Kostianinansa Kostianeinaan Kostianeinansa translative Kostianikseen Kostianiksensa Kostianeikseen Kostianeiksensa abessive Kostianittaan Kostianittansa Kostianeittaan Kostianeittansa instructive — — comitative — Kostianeineen Kostianeinensa

Statistics

• Kostian is the 5906^th (tied with 48 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 117 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.