Comments for the name Ketevan

Ketevan "Katie" Melua (b. 1984) is a Georgian-born singer-songwriter. In 2006 she was the highest-selling European female artist in Europe.

Ketevan is *not* the Georgian form of Katherine. That is incorrect.

The actual Georgian form of Katherine is: Ekaterine, written in Georgian as ეკატერინე (literally Ek'at'erine).

As for Ketevan, that name is actually of Persian origin - as many Georgian names are. It is ultimately derived from Katayun. See the entries for Katayun and Ketevan in the Submitted Names Database.

This has also been discussed at the Name Facts message board: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/452914 and http://www.behindthename.com/bb/fact/2977573