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Lee
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Appendix:Variations of "lee"
English
Pronunciation
en /liː/
lēcf. Lihsien 1053 2 (Mandarin-derived terms)
en iː 1
en lea leigh Leigh li
Etymology 1
From en ang lēa, the dative case of ang lēah meadow, originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
Alternative forms
en Lea Leigh
Proper noun
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en English topographic Middle English.
en Jessie Yeung Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 2020-07-29 Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary. https://web.archive.org/web/20251113041206/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/29/australia/australia-marvel-flies-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html 13 November 2025
en unisex.
en male.
en 2017 Theodore Dalrymple The Knife Went In There was certainly an excess of young men in prison with non-traditional names such as Lee or Dwayne. Indeed, there were so many of the former that I once mooted that all Lees should be arrested at birth and kept in preventative detention.
en Tom Gogola Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/boebert-hr273-casework-congress/ 1 June 2022 w:The Nation 2021-09-24 She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231146/https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/boebert-hr273-casework-congress/
en female.
en 2016 Ruth Ware In a Dark, Dark Wood Simon and Schuster 9781501151743 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:
en number of places cc/England:
en hamlet par/Berrynarbor dist/North Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SS5546.
en small village par/Ilfracombe dist/North Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SS4846.
en suburb in the lbor/Lewisham co/Greater London OS grid ref TQ3974.
en hamlet par/Romsey dist/Test Valley co/Hampshire previously in par/Romsey Extra OS grid ref SU3617.
en hamlet par/Hexhamshire co/Northumberland OS grid ref NY9459. List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei
en hamlet par/Ellesmere Rural co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ4032.
en village co/Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
en Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
en small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of x/Mull carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland OS grid ref NM4021.
en river co/Cork c/Ireland, that passes through the city of Cork to Cork Harbour.
en 1955 May Rev. A. W. V. Mace An Irish Journey—1 Railway Magazine 301 The River Lee is an important feature of the City of Cork, and on the other side of it is the Albert Quay terminus of the former Cork, Bandon & South Coast Railway.
en number of places c/USA:
en former settlement co/Inyo County s/California.
en town co/Madison County s/Florida.
en village co/DeKalb County and co/Lee County s/Illinois.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Monon co/White County s/Indiana.
en town co/Penobscot County s/Maine. TopoZone: Lee, Maine
en town co/Berkshire County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Lee, Massachusetts
en ucomm co/Elko County s/Nevada.
en town co/Strafford County s/New Hampshire.
en town/and/village co/Oneida County s/New York.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Lee Township.
Derived terms
en Fort Lee Lee Center Lee County Lee Creek Lee-Enfield Lee-Kesler method Lee Moor Lee-on-the-Solent Lees Leeson Leesport Leeton Robert Lee<qq:Texas city> Rosie Lee
Etymology 2
From en ga Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name.
Proper noun
en river co/Cork c/Ireland.
Etymology 3
From en zh -:
en cmn -: ^李, and other less common surnames such as ^黎.
en yue -: 李 lei5, and other less common surnames such as 利 lei6.
en nan-hbl -: 李 Lí, en nan-tws -: 李 li2.
en hak -: 李 Lí.
Alternative forms
en Li Le Ly
Proper noun
s
en Chinese.
en ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over 'name coincidence' w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41022954 2017-08-23 Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September. https://web.archive.org/web/20251122031516/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41022954 22 November 2025
en Cantonese.
en Hokkien.
en Teochew.
en Mandarin.
en Hakka.
Derived terms
en Lee Garden Hill
Etymology 4
Transcription of en ko ^이(李) and ko ^리(李).
Alternative forms
en Rhee Ree
Proper noun
s
en Korean; en Rhee 1.
Etymology 5
A diminutive.
Proper noun
s
en male.
A nickname for various given names with the first syllable as Lee; en 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.
See also
en Annalee Emmalee Kaylee Rosy Lee Lea Leah Leh Lei Leigh Ley Li Ly
References
Anagrams
en eel ELE eel
en diminutives of male given names unisex given names calculator words
German
Etymology
de gml lē, from de osx hlēo. Cognate with nl lij, en lee.
Pronunciation
de /leː/
de De-Lee.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f.sg
leeward side of a ship the side away from the wind direction
de Luv
de tosende See an Luv und Lee raging sea on the windward and leeward sides
Declension
f.sg
Related terms
de leewärts
de Leeseite
See also
de Bug
de Heck
Further reading
Hungarian
Pronunciation
lí
hu Lee
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Lee
Declension
Le eLee
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh leie. Cognate with de Lei, nl lei.
Pronunciation
lb /leː/
lb eː 1
Noun
f
lb countable slate, plate of slate (for roofing or writing)
lb uncountable dated slate as a material
lb Schifer
Derived terms
lb Leeëndecker
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Dy Dee Li
Etymology
Chinese surname From tl nan-hbl - 李 Lí & tl yue - 李 Lei5, via tl en Lee.
Korean surname From tl ko ^리(李), via tl en Lee.
Pronunciation
Li
Proper noun
li
tl Chinese Filipino Hokkien
tl Chinese Filipino Cantonese
tl Korean
Statistics
Lee 309th 25,098
See also
tl See Tee Wee Yee
Anagrams
tl eel ele