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Kai
KaiKing Arthur 's seneschal, known of in the French romances as Messire Queux, or Maitre Queux or Kuex. He is prominent in Malory's Le Morte d' Arthur. In the tale of Kilhwch and Olwen in the Mabinogion, he is identified as a person whose "breath lasted nine nights and days under water" and who "could exist nine nights and nine days without sleep." A wound from his sword could not be cured; he could make himself as tall as the highest tree; and so great was his body temperature that during rain whatever he carried remained dry. Originally a rain and thunder god, he apparently degenerated through a series of mythological processes into a mere folk hero. |
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"Kai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403802541.html "Kai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403802541.html |
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Kai ♂, occasionally ♀ (German) and Scandinavian: pet form of any of various Germanic names beginning with K- or G -. It has been connected with Gerhard and Klaus. It also may alternatively be from Latin Gaius, an ancient Roman personal name (see Caius) or even from Caietanus (see Kajetan), although the latter is primarily a Roman Catholic (South German) name, while Kai is predominantly North German. The reasons for its adoption and recent meteoric rise in popularity in the English-speaking world are unclear. In the United States, it may also in part represent a Hawaiian word meaning ‘the sea’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai.html |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Kai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Kai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Kai.html JOHN BOWKER. "Kai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Kai.html |
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Kai ♂ (German) Mainly Danish: popular name of uncertain origin. A connection with the Old Norse word kaða ‘hen’, or the Roman name Caius (see Cayo) has been suggested.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai1.html |
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Kai. See the English Arthurian KAY and the Welsh CEI.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kai." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kai." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Kai.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Kai." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Kai.html |
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Kai ♂ (German) Nordic.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai2.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kai." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kai2.html |
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"kai." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "kai." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-kai.html "kai." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-kai.html |
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