The baby name Kete is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛ.tɛ/ (KEH-teh),/ˈkɛtə/ (KEH-tuh).
Kete is Georgian in Origin.
The baby name Kete is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɛ.tɛ/ (KEH-teh),/ˈkɛtə/ (KEH-tuh).
Kete is Georgian in Origin.
Kete is most commonly a Georgian feminine name, a clipped form of Ketevan (ქეთევან). The name has deep roots in Georgia, boosted by veneration of Queen Ketevan the Martyr (17th century), and remains popular in modern usage and the diaspora. Scholars link Ketevan to the Katherine family or to Persian Katayun, so the exact etymology is debated; in Christian tradition it inherits the "pure" sense often attached to Katherine.
Everyday Georgian variants and diminutives include Keti and Keto; the fuller related forms are Ketevan and Ekaterine, with international analogues Catherine, Katherine, and Katie. As an independent given name, Kete appears in contemporary records beyond Georgia. In Te Reo Māori, however, kete means "woven basket" or "kit" and is sometimes adopted as a symbolic given name, evoking knowledge, resources, and community.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #775 | 12 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #937 | 23 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,099 | 43 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Kete is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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