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 [ 1 syll. lee, le-e ] The girl name Lee is also used as a boy name, and it is more frequently a boy name. It is pronounced LIY KEY. 1: Lee's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in English. The first name is from an English surname, which is itself from a place name, of the Old English leah ('wood, clearing, meadow') or hleo ('shelter'). The name is famous in the USA from the Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807-1970). The first name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century, initially as a boy name. The girl name can also be considered as a form of Lea. See Lee for more info. A form of the name is the English, German, Italian, Dutch, and French Lea. 2: Lee's origin is Chinese. Here, the meaning is 'plum'. In addition, Lee is a pet form of the English Ashley. Lee is also a pet form of the English Kimberley. Lee is also a pet form (English) of the English and German Beverly. Lee is also a pet form (English) of the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Leah. Lee is also a pet form (English) of the English and German Leslie. See also the related forms, the English Janalee, the English Jaylee, the English Leanne, the English Marvalee, the English Noralee, the English Saralee, and the English Leann. Lee is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1956, 0.094% of baby girls were named Lee. It had a ranking of #184 then. The baby name has steeply dropped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very light scale today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Lee, the English Ashley was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Lee include the English, German, Italian, Dutch, and French Lea, the English Leigh, the French Léa, the Chinese and English Li, the English Llee, the Chinese Lai, the Vietnamese Le, the Hawaiian Lei, the English Lil, the Irish Líle, the English Lo, the Breton, French, and English Lou, the English Lu, the English Lue, the Catalan Laia, the Arabic, English, German, and Iranian Laila, the Czech Lala, the Arabic and English Layla, the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Leah, and the English and Indian Leela. KEY: English pronunciation for Lee: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
