Lee
Encyclopedia
Names
- Lee (given name)Lee (given name)Lee is a unisex given name. It is derived from the surname Lee and a place name meaning "wood, clearing" or "sheltered from the storm" in Old English....
, a unisex given name - Lee (English name)Lee (English name)Lee is a common surname in English-speaking countries. There are several distinct origins of the Lee surname. The most common surname of English origin is derived from Middle English lea, meaning "meadow, forest clearing" , and is therefore a name describing the bearer's place of residence...
, in English-speaking countries, a common family name with several diverse origins - Li (李), also transliterated as Lee, a Chinese family name
- Lì (利), also transliterated as Lee, a Chinese family name
- Li (surname)Li (surname)Li is a common transliteration of several Chinese family names, including 李 , the most common Chinese family name, and the Korean family name Lee...
, several Chinese family names sometimes transliterated as Lee - Lee (Korean name)Lee (Korean name)Lee is the common English spelling of 이 , a common Korean family name. The proper pronunciation in South Korea is like the English letter "E", although in North Korea the name is still written as "리" and pronounced "Lee". Many times South Koreans will knowingly introduce themselves as "Lee" to...
, a Korean family name - Lee (Hebrew name)Lee (hebrew name)Lee or Li or ly are English transliterations of לי , a Hebrew name meaning "for me" or "to me". When used as a given name, Lee is a term of endearment....
, a Hebrew given name - Ly (surname), in French-speaking countries from the Vietnamese's spelling
Great Britain
- Lee, BuckinghamshireLee, BuckinghamshireLee is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about 2m north east of Great Missenden and 3m south east of Wendover. The Lee is also the name of a civil parish within Chiltern District...
- Lee, DevonLee, DevonLee is a very small cluster of houses in North Devon near to the village of Berrynarbor....
- Lee-on-the-SolentLee-on-the-SolentLee-on-the-Solent, often referred to as Lee-on-Solent, is a small seaside town in Hampshire, England about five miles west of Portsmouth. The town is located on the coast of the Solent and forms part of the borough of Gosport...
- Lee, LondonLee, LondonLee is a district of south London, England, located mostly in the London Borough of Lewisham and partly in the London Borough of Greenwich. The district lies to the east of Lewisham, one mile west of Eltham, and one mile south of Blackheath village...
- Lee District (Metropolis)
- River Lee - alternative name for River Lea
United States of America
- Lee, FloridaLee, FloridaLee is a town in Madison County, Florida, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S...
- Lee, IllinoisLee, IllinoisLee is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois and Lee County, Illinois. The population was 337 at the 2010 census, up from 313 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lee is located at ....
- Lee, IndianaLee, IndianaLee is an unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana....
- Lee, MaineLee, MaineLee is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was incorporated in 1832. The community was named for Stephen Lee, an early settler. The population was 845 at the 2000 census...
- Lee, MassachusettsLee, MassachusettsLee is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,943 which was determined in the 2010 census. Lee, which includes the villages of South and East Lee, is part of the Berkshires resort...
- Lee, NevadaLee, NevadaLee is an unincorporated community ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population of Lee is about 50.The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lee is located at the western foothills of the extensive Ruby Mountains range....
- Lee, New HampshireLee, New HampshireLee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire.-History:...
- Lee, New YorkLee, New YorkLee is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,875 at the 2000 census.The Town of Lee is northwest of Rome, New York.- History :The Town of Lee was formed from the Town of Western in 1811....
- Lees Station, TennesseeLees Station, TennesseeLees Station is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County. Its elevation is 853 feet , and it is located at about...
, also called Lee - Lee Vining, CaliforniaLee Vining, CaliforniaLee Vining is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. It is located south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6781 feet . Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake. The population was 222 as of the 2010 census, down from 250 reported as of 2000...
- Fort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee, New JerseyFort Lee is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 35,345. Located atop the Hudson Palisades, the borough is the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge...
- Fort Lee, VirginiaFort Lee, VirginiaFort Lee is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,269 at the 2000 census.Fort Lee is a United States Army post and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence , the U.S. Army Quartermaster...
- Mount LeeMount LeeMount Lee is a peak in the Santa Monica Mountains, in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, USA. The famous Hollywood Sign is located on its southern slope. The sign is visible north of the Mulholland Highway. A good view of it can be had by driving north up Gower Street from Hollywood...
, in California
Other countries
- Electoral district of LeeElectoral district of LeeLee is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the women's suffrage campaigner Mary Lee, it is a 17.6 km² urban electorate on Adelaide's north-western beaches, taking in the suburbs of Birkenhead, Ethelton, Exeter, Glanville,...
, South Australia - LéeLéeLée or Lee is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, France - River Lee (Ireland)River Lee (Ireland)The Lee is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork City, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's city centre is built, and empties into the Celtic Sea at Cork Harbour on the...
Other uses
- Tropical Storm Lee (2011)Tropical Storm Lee (2011)Tropical Storm Lee was the twelfth named storm and thirteenth system overall of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, developing from a broad tropical disturbance over the Gulf on September 1. It was designated as Tropical Storm Lee the next day...
- M3 LeeM3 LeeThe Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...
, a medium tank used during World War II - Lee (jeans)Lee (Jeans)Lee is a brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by VF Corporation, the largest apparel company in the world. Its headquarters is currently in Merriam, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri...
, a clothing brand - Lee side, the side of a ship which is downwind, the side away from windward
- Lee Tires, a division of GoodyearGoodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....
- Lee UniversityLee UniversityLee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...
, a private liberal arts university in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. - Lee wavesLee wavesIn meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric standing waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves...
, periodic changes of pressure in a stream of air when the wind moves over mountains
See also
- List of persons with the surname Lee
- List of people with the Korean family name Lee
- LEA (disambiguation)
- Leah (disambiguation)Leah (disambiguation)Leah is the first wife of the Biblical patriarch Jacob.Leah may also refer to:*Leah *Leah, a sculpture by Michelangelo*John Leah , English footballer*Sandy Leah , Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and actress...
- Le (disambiguation)
- LEE (disambiguation)
- Lees (fermentation)Lees (fermentation)Lees refers to deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate, or are carried by the action of "fining", to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and ageing. The yeast deposits in beer brewing are known as trub...
- Leigh (disambiguation)
- Ly (disambiguation)