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Yuan Shi Kai

Photograph of Yuan Shi Kai Source: Library of Congress

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Given Name
Yuan Shi
Surname
Kai
Occupation
President of China

The Name Yuan

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The Kai Surname

Origin
Hawaiian, Japanese, Scandinavian
Meaning
Sea (Hawaiian), shell/shellfish (Japanese), or a short form of names beginning with K (Scandinavian).
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