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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English .
Proper noun
Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)
- An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
- A unisex given name
- A male given name derived from the surname, masculine of Leigh
- A female given name popular in conjoined names such as Lee Ann or Mary Lee.
2016, Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 21:“Nora?” She frowned, puzzled.
“My name's Leonora,” I said. “At school I was Lee, but now I prefer Nora. I did mention it in the e-mail.”
I'd always hated being Lee. It was a boy's name, a name that lent itself to teasing and rhyme.
- A placename, for example:
- A number of places in England:
- A neighbourhood near the village of Berrynarbor, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
- A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846). [1]
- A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London.
- A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
- Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
- A town in Madison County, Florida.
- A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
- A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
- A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Irish Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name.
Proper name
Lee
- A river in County Cork, Ireland.
Etymology 3
From Chinese:
Proper noun
Lee (plural Lees)
- A surname from Chinese.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Transcription of Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).
Proper noun
Lee (plural Lees)
- A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.
Etymology 5
A diminutive.
Proper noun
Lee (plural Lees)
- A male given name
- A nickname for various given names with the first syllable as Lee; Clipping of Leo, Leroy.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lee is the 21st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 702,625 individuals. Lee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (42.4%), White (36.0%) and Black/African American (16.3%) individuals.
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German lē, from Old Saxon hlēo. Cognate with Dutch lij, English lee.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lee f (genitive Lee, no plural)
- leeward side of a ship (the side away from the wind direction)
- Antonym: Luv
- tosende See an Luv und Lee ― raging sea on the windward and leeward sides
Declension
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Further reading
- “Lee” in Duden online
- “Lee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lee
- Lee
Declension
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German leie. Cognate with German Lei, Dutch lei.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lee f (plural Leeën)
- (countable) slate, plate of slate (for roofing or writing)
- (uncountable, dated) slate as a material
- Synonym: Schifer
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lee (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
- a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
- Grace Lee, film distributor, businesswoman, former tv host and former radio DJ.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lee is the 309th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 25,098 individuals.
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