Lee
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /liː/
rhymes: -iː
homophone: lea
homophone: leigh
homophone: Leigh
homophone: li
Forms: form: Lees
form: Lea
form: Leigh
Etymology: From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
Senses: examples: text: Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.
ref: 2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN:
glosses: An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
examples: text: She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]
ref: 2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation, retrieved 01 Jun 2022:
glosses: A unisex given name.
A male given name derived from the surname, masculine of Leigh
examples: text: “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.
ref: 2016, Ruth Ware, In a Dark, Dark Wood, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 21:
glosses: A unisex given name.
A female given name popular in conjoined names such as Lee Ann or Mary Lee.
glosses: A placename, for example:
A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
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A number of places in England:
A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).
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A number of places in England:
A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
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A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
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A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).
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A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).
glosses: A placename, for example:
A number of places in England:
A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
glosses: A placename, for example:
A number of places in England:
Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
glosses: 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).
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 301:
glosses: A placename, for example:
A river in County Cork, Ireland, that passes through the city of Cork to Cork Harbour.
glosses: A placename, for example:
A number of places in the United States:
A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
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A number of places in the United States:
A town in Madison County, Florida.
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A number of places in the United States:
A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename, for example:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
glosses: A placename, for example:
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A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
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A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
Derived terms: word: Fort Lee
word: Lee County
word: Lee-Enfield
word: Lee-Kesler method
word: Lee-on-the-Solent
word: Lees
word: Leeson
word: Leeton
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word: Robert Lee
word: Rosie Lee