Lee en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /liː/
- lē
Etymology
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An English topographic surname from Middle English.
Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.
2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN:
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(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A male given name.
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.
2017, Theodore Dalrymple, The Knife Went In:She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]
2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2022, retrieved 01 Jun 2022:
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(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name. ▸ A female given name.
“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.
2016, Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 21:
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
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(alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
alt of Lea
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4021).
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(countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A river in County Cork, Ireland, that passes through the city of Cork to Cork Harbour.
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.
1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 301:
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Madison County, Florida.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename, for example: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Lees | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Lea | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Lee County · Lees · Lee-on-the-Solent · Lee-Kesler method · Robert Lee · Lee Moor · Leesport · Lee Creek · Leeton · Fort Lee · Leeson · Lee-Enfield · Lee Center · Rosie Lee