Cathay language, the word Cathay was sometimes used for China, although increasingly only in a poetic sense, until the 19th century when it was completely replaced by "China". A person from Cathay (i.e., a Chinese person) was also written in English as a Cathayan or a Cataian. However the terms "China" and "Cathay" have histories of approximately equal length in English. The term is still used poetically. Cathay is more prevalent as proper noun in names, such as Cathay Pacific Airways or Cathay Hotel. The flagship airline of Hong Kong is called as such because the founders envisioned that one day,
Cathay Wagantall Cathay Wagantall Cathay Wagantall, (née Cathay Caswell; born July 3, 1956) in Regina, Saskatchewan is a Canadian parliamentarian, businesswoman, and administrator who was elected to be the Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville in the House of Commons of Canada during the 2015 Canadian federal election. She is the Deputy Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs. She is also, the Chairman of the Canadian National Prayer Breakfast. Born on July 3, 1956 in the Queen City – Regina, Saskatchewan – Cathay Wagantall was raised there until her parents and their six children moved to the small town of Esterhazy in