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In Arthurian legend, the foster brother and steward of King Arthur.


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Kai, Keerz, Keu

Seneschal of King Arthur in English romance, derived from the Welsh Arthurian figure Cei, whom he resembles. The English Sir Kay is always a somewhat irascible and churlish retainer, even though he is Arthur's foster-brother and frequent companion in adventure.

Bibliography

  • H. J. Herman, “‘Sir Kay: A Study of the Character of the Seneschal of King Arthur's Court’, dissertation, University of Pennsylvania”, 1960
  • Jürgen Haupt, Der Truchsess Keie im Artusroman (Berlin, 1971)
  • Christopher Dean, “‘Sir Kay in Medieval English Romances: An Alternative Tradition’”, English Studies in Canada, 9 (1983), 125–35
 
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Kay
Pronunciation K
Gender Unisex
Related names Katherine, Kaye, Kayanna, Kail, Kayla, Kaylee
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with "Kay"

The girl's name Kay \kay\, also used as boy's name Kay, is pronounced kay. Most often used as a short form of Katherine and its variants, but also a surname and independent given name. Actress Kaye Ballard; author Kay Thompson.


A female first name:

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senior United States Senator from Texas
  • Kay Elson, Australian Liberal Party politician
  • Kay Hull, Australian Liberal Party politician
  • Kay Hagan, the junior United States Senator from North Carolina
  • Kay A. Orr, United States Republican Party politician
  • Kay Panabaker, an actress
  • Kay Redfield Jamison, American professor of psychiatry and writer who is one of the foremost experts on bipolar disorder
  • Kay Parker, porn actress
  • Kay Kriesel, German Autonomic Rebell
  • Kay Tse, one of the most popular singer of Hong Kong

A male first name (see also Kai):

The name of a fictional character:

  • Agent Kay, a character in the Men In Black film series and animated series
  • Sir Kay, character from Arthurian legend
  • Kay, a protagonist in the video game Legend of Kay.
  • Kay, also spelled Kai, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen
  • Kay, a character in the Vertigo comic series Fables.

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more
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