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[Facts] Meaning of the name Ketevan?
Ketevan is the real first name of the singer Katie Melua. She is originally from Georgia (near Russia). I've searched Ketevan and I know it was the name of a queen and Christian martyr, but I have not found the meaning."But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I found a hint:"A large number of Persian names came into Georgian from the versions of the Šâh-nâma: Givi (< Gêv); Goderdz-i (< Gôdarz); Zurab-i (< Sohrâb); Ketevan (< Katâyûn); Zaal (< Zâl; cf. the family name Zaldastanishvili), etc."http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Culture/iranian_elements_georgian.htm
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Thank you, but what does Katayun mean?Ketevan may come from the Persian Katayun but then I don't know what Katayun means."But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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According to Muslim & Parsi Names by Maneka Gandhi & Ozair Husain, Katayun meant "learned."
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Thank youNice meaning."But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I KNEW it sounded Caucasian! (Caucasus Mt range includes Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan)The spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
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