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Lee

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.

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Proper noun

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Lee (countable and uncountable, plural Lees)

  1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
  2. A unisex given name
    1. A male given name derived from the surname, masculine of Leigh
    2. 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.
  3. A placename, for example:
    1. A number of places in England:
      1. A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
      2. A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846). [1]
      3. A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
      4. A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
      5. A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
      6. Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
    2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
      2. A town in Madison County, Florida.
      3. A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
      5. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
      6. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
      7. An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
      8. A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
      9. A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
      10. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
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Etymology 2

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From Irish Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name.

Proper noun

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Lee

  1. A river in County Cork, Ireland.

Etymology 3

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From Chinese:

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Proper noun

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Lee (plural Lees)

  1. A surname from Chinese.
    1. A surname from Cantonese.
    2. A surname from Hokkien.
    3. A surname from Teochew.
    4. A surname from Mandarin.
    5. A surname from Hakka.
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Etymology 4

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Transcription of Korean 이(李) (I) and 리(李) (Ri).

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Proper noun

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Lee (plural Lees)

  1. A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.

Etymology 5

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A diminutive.

Proper noun

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Lee (plural Lees)

  1. A male given name
    1. A nickname for various given names with the first syllable as Lee; Clipping of Leo, Leroy.

Statistics

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  • 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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References

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  1. ^ OS: Lee, Ilfracombe

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German lē, from Old Saxon hlēo. Cognate with Dutch lij, English lee.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Lee f (genitive Lee, no plural)

  1. 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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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
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See also

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Further reading

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  • “Lee” in Duden online
  • “Lee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈliː]
  • Hyphenation: Lee

Proper noun

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Lee

  1. Lee

Declension

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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

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leie. Cognate with German Lei, Dutch lei.

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Noun

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Lee f (plural Leeën)

  1. (countable) slate, plate of slate (for roofing or writing)
  2. (uncountable, dated) slate as a material
    Synonym: Schifer

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Tagalog

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Lee (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
  2. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
  3. a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
    Grace Lee, film distributor, businesswoman, former tv host and former radio DJ.

Statistics

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  • 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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Anagrams

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