Name Meanings & Origins

CATHAY

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The name CATHAY may have American origins.

Derived from the Mongolian word khitan via its variant form cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of cat(h)ai, and was the name for China...

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