Lee

Meaning

Proper Noun

• for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
• A given name
• A placename, for example:
• of Chinese origin. Alternative of Li, a transcription of and other less common names such as and
• of Korean origin. Alternative of Rhee (Hanja: 李; Hangul: 이 & 리)
• A male nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy

Origin

• From Middle English
• Borrowed from an East Asian language
• A diminutive