Lee
See also: lee, leé, and l'ee
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Homophones: lea, leigh, Leigh, li
Etymology 1
From Middle English [Term?].
Alternative forms
- Lea
- Leigh
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.
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- 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 river in County Cork, Ireland.
- 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporatedcommunity 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.
- A number of places in England:
Derived terms
- Fort Lee
- Lee County
- Lees
- Leeson
- Leeton
- Robert Lee (Texas)
Etymology 2
A transcription of Mandarin Chinese 李 (Lǐ) and other less common names such as 黎 (Lí) and 理 (Lǐ)
Alternative forms
- Li, Le, Ly
Proper noun
Lee (plural Lees)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 3
Transcription of Korean 李, 理; 이 (i), 리 (ri)
Alternative forms
- Rhee, Ree
Proper noun
Lee (plural Lees)
- A surname from Korean of Korean origin. Alternative form of Rhee (Hanja: 李; Hangul: 이 & 리)
Etymology 4
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.
See also
- Lea
- Leah
- Leh
- Lei
- Leigh
- Ley
- Li
- Ly
References
- OS: Lee, Ilfracombe
Anagrams
- ELE, eel
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German lē, from Old Saxon hlēo. Cognate with Dutch lij, English lee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leː/
Audio (file)
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
Declension of Lee [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Lee |
| genitive | einer | der | Lee |
| dative | einer | der | Lee |
| accusative | eine | die | Lee |
Related terms
- leewärts
- Leeseite
See also
- Bug
- Heck
Further reading
- “Lee” in Duden online
- “Lee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliː]
- Hyphenation: Lee
Proper noun
Lee
- Lee
Declension
| Inflection of Lee | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Lee | Leek |
| accusative | Leet | Leeket |
| dative | Leenek | Leeknek |
| instrumental | Leevel | Leekkel |
| causal-final | Leeért | Leekért |
| translative | Leevé | Leekké |
| terminative | Leeig | Leekig |
| essive-formal | Leeként | Leekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Leeben | Leekben |
| superessive | Leen | Leeken |
| adessive | Leenél | Leeknél |
| illative | Leebe | Leekbe |
| sublative | Leere | Leekre |
| allative | Leehez | Leekhez |
| elative | Leeből | Leekből |
| delative | Leeről | Leekről |
| ablative | Leetől | Leektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | Leeé | Leeké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | Leeéi | Leekéi |
| Possessive forms of Lee | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Leem | Leeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Leed | Leeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Leeje | Leei |
| 1st person plural | Leenk | Leeink |
| 2nd person plural | Leetek | Leeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Leejük | Leeik |
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German leie. Cognate with German Lei, Dutch lei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
Lee f (plural Leeën)
- (countable) slate, plate of slate (for roofing or writing)
- (uncountable, dated) slate as a material
- Synonym: Schifer
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Dy, Dee, Li
Etymology
- (Chinese surname): From Hokkien 李 (Lí) & Cantonese 李 (Lei5), via English Lee.
- (Korean surname): From Korean 이 (李, I), via English Lee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli/, [ˈli]
Proper noun
Lee
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Min Nan
- 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.
See also
- See
- Tee
- Wee
- Yee