Cathay

Heart
Anglicized version of Italian Catai; place name

Cathay Origin and Meaning

The name Cathay is a girl's name .

A perfect example of what a difference a single letter can make. Add an 'a' to the ho-hum Cathy and you have the old name for China, often used by such poets as Edna St. Vincent Millay and Ezra Pound.