Ketevan (Georgian: ქეთევანი) is a Georgian feminine given name. It is sometimes used as a Georgian form of Katherine but, in terms of their etymology, the two names aren't related as Katherine has origins in the Greek language while Ketevan has origins in the Georgian language. Diminutives of Ketevan include Kato, Keti, Keta, Ketato, Keto and Ketino, with Keti popular in English-speaking populations, likely due to its pronunciation and spelling being similar to Katie, and Kato and Keto popular among Georgians in Russia. The name was in common use for Georgian royalty and batonishvili. The name may have Persian roots, meaning ['Queen of the House.']
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Forms
Ketevan (Georgian)
Kéthévane, Kethevan, Kethevane, Khétévane (French)
Ketewan (German)
People
Academics
Ketevan Lomtatidze (1911–2007), Georgian caucasologist
Arts and entertainment
Ketevan "Keti" Khitiri (born 1982), Georgian actress
Ketevan Magalashvili (1894-1973), Georgian painter
Ketevan "Katie" Melua (born 1984), Georgian-born British singer-songwriter
Ketevan "Keti" Topuria (born 1986), Georgian singer
Athletics and competition
Elizabeth Stone (nee Ketevan Khurtsidze; born 1990), Georgian-born American swimmer and Paralympic medalist
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (born 1968), Soviet-born Georgian chess grandmaster
Ketevan "Keto" Losaberidze (1949–2022), Georgian-born Soviet archer and Olympic gold medalist
Ketevan Arbolishvili (born 2003), Georgian rhythmic gymnast
Politics
Ketevan Tsikhelashvili (born 1978), Georgian politician
Royalty and nobility
Ketevan the Martyr (d. 1624), member of the House of Mukhrani and wife of King David I of Kakheti
Ketevan of Kakheti (1648–1719), member of the Bagrationi dynasty and wife of Bagrat IV of Imereti and King Archil II
Ketevan of Kakheti (fl. 1737), member of the Bagrationi dynasty and wife of Adel Shah
Ketevan of Georgia (1764–1840), member of the Bagrationi dynasty and wife of Ioane, Prince of Mukhrani
Ketevan Andronikashvili (1754–1782), member of the Andronikashvili family and wife of King George XII
Ketevan Bagration of Mukhrani (born 1954), French-born member of the House of Mukhrani and Georgian diplomat
Ketevan "Keto" Mikeladze (1905–1965), member of Mikeladze family and fashion designer
Ketevan Pkheidze (d. 1744), member of the Mkheidze family and wife of King Heraclius II of Georgia
Ketevan Orbeliani (d. 1750), member of the House of Orbeliani
Other figures
Ketevan "Kato" Svanidze (1885–1907), Russian-born Georgian wife of Joseph Stalin
Other uses
Ketevan, album by Katie Melua, released in 2013
Ketevan Barateli, character in Repentance