ხოტივარი

Georgian

Etymology

From ხოტევი (xoṭevi, “a village in Racha”) +‎ -არი (-ari).

Proper noun

ხოტივარი • (xoṭivari)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Related terms

• ხოტეველი (xoṭeveli)

Descendants

• → English: Khotivari
• → German: Chotiwari
• → Russian: Хотива́ри (Xotivári)

References

• Ǯorbenaʒe, B., Ḳobaiʒe, M., Beriʒe, M. (1988) “-არი³”, in Kartuli enis morpemebisa da modaluri elemenṭebis leksiḳoni [Dictionary of morphemes and modal elements in Georgian] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 42
• Maisuraʒe, Ilia (1979) Kartuli gvarsaxelebi: semanṭiḳa, sṭrukṭura, eṭimologia [Georgian surnames: Semantics, structure, etymology] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: University Press, page 41
• Maisuraʒe, Ilia (1990) “ხოტივარი”, in Kartuli gvarsaxelebi [Georgian surnames] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Sakinpormḳino, page 233