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lee¹

  • /liː/

Sounds like le, lea, Lea, Lee, leigh, Leigh, li, Li, Lie · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

From Middle English lee, from Old English hlēo, hlēow (“shelter, protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (whence also Proto-Slavic *xlěvъ), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwaz (compare German Lee (“lee”), Swedish lä, Danish læ, Norwegian le, Old Norse hlé, Dutch lij), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (compare Welsh clyd (“warm, cozy”), Latin calēre (“to warm up”), Lithuanian šiltas (“warm, pleasant”), Sanskrit शरद् (śarad, “autumn”)).

noun lees

  1. A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  2. The side of the ship away from the wind.
  3. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection. the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship
  4. Calm, peace.

adjective

  1. not comparable Facing away from the flow of a fluid, usually air. lee side, lee shore, lee helm

lee²

  • /liː/

Sounds like le, lea, Lea, Lee, leigh, Leigh, li, Li, Lie · Rhymes with -iː

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Lees; dregs. A thousand demons lurk within the lee.

lee³

  • /liː/

Sounds like le, lea, Lea, Lee, leigh, Leigh, li, Li, Lie · Rhymes with -iː

noun lees

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of li (“traditional Chinese unit of distance”).li Here, after little less than a month's protracted journey over a distance, by the Chinese itinerary, of 950 lees, and by our own calculation 280 miles, from the canal, we quitted the magnificent Keang to cross the lake […]

Lee⁴

  • /liː/

Sounds like lea, leigh, Leigh, li · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Lees · Lea · Leigh

  1. countable, uncountable An English topographic surname from Middle English. Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.
  2. countable, uncountable 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.
  3. countable, uncountable 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.
  4. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
  5. countable, uncountable A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).
  6. countable, uncountable A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
  7. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
  8. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).
  9. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).
  10. countable, uncountable A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
  11. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.Lea
  12. countable, uncountable A small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4021).
  13. countable, uncountable 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.
  14. countable, uncountable A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
  15. countable, uncountable A town in Madison County, Florida.
  16. countable, uncountable A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
  18. countable, uncountable A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  19. countable, uncountable A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  20. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
  21. countable, uncountable A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  22. countable, uncountable A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
  23. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.

Lee⁵

  • /liː/

Sounds like lea, leigh, Leigh, li · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

From Irish Laoi, perhaps from an ancient personal name.

proper noun

  1. A river in County Cork, Ireland.

Lee⁶

  • /liː/

Sounds like lea, leigh, Leigh, li · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

From Chinese:

* Mandarin: 李 (Lǐ), and other less common surnames such as 黎 (Lí).

* Cantonese: 李 (lei5), and other less common surnames such as 利 (lei6).

* Hokkien: 李 (Lí), Teochew: 李 (li2).

* Hakka: 李 (Lí).

proper noun Lees · Li · Le · Ly

  1. A surname from Chinese. Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.
  2. A surname from Cantonese.
  3. A surname from Hokkien.
  4. A surname from Teochew.
  5. A surname from Mandarin.
  6. A surname from Hakka.

Lee⁷

  • /liː/

Sounds like lea, leigh, Leigh, li · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Lees · Rhee · Ree

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

Lee⁸

  • /liː/

Sounds like lea, leigh, Leigh, li · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

A diminutive.

proper noun Lees

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

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