Cathay is an alternative historical name for China. It may also refer to:

Places Cathay, California, former name of Catheys Valley, California Cathay, North Dakota, United States Cathays, a district of Cardiff, the capital of Wales , a historical landmark movie theatre in Shanghai

Media Cathay (poetry collection), 1915, a book of poems by Ezra Pound Cathay (short story), 1982, a short story by Steven Millhauser Cathay (Warhammer), a fictional nation in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy universe

Other Cathay Bank, a Chinese-American bank Cathay de Grande, a nightclub Cathay Pacific, the largest airline and flag carrier of Hong Kong Cathay United Bank, a Taiwanese financial services company Cathay Life Insurance, a Taiwanese insurance company Cathay Organisation, a Singapore-Hong Kong film company The Cathay, a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building SS Cathay, a number of ships Cathay Williams, American soldier

See also Guotai (disambiguation)