Meaning of Lee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
2. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
   countable, uncountable
3. Lees; dregs.
   obsolete, uncountable
4. A river in County Cork, Ireland.
5. A surname from Chinese.
6. A surname from Korean; alternative form of Rhee.
7. A male given name.
8. The side of the ship away from the wind.
9. A unisex given name.
   countable, uncountable
10. A male given name derived from the surname, masculine of Leigh
    countable, uncountable
11. A surname from Cantonese.
12. A nickname for various given names with the first syllable as Lee; Clipping of Leo, Leroy.
13. A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
14. A female given name popular in conjoined names such as Lee Ann or Mary Lee.
    countable, uncountable
15. A surname from Hokkien.
16. Calm, peace.
17. A placename, for example:
    countable, uncountable
18. A number of places in England:
    countable, uncountable
19. A hamlet in Berrynarbor parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5546).
    countable, uncountable
20. A surname from Teochew.
21. A small village in Ilfracombe parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4846).
    countable, uncountable
22. A surname from Mandarin.
23. A suburb in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3974).
    countable, uncountable
24. A surname from Hakka.
25. A hamlet in Romsey parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, previously in Romsey Extra parish (OS grid ref SU3617).
    countable, uncountable
26. A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9459).
    countable, uncountable
27. A hamlet in Ellesmere Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4032).
    countable, uncountable
28. A village in Buckinghamshire, commonly known as The Lee.
    countable, uncountable
29. Alternative spelling of Lea, the River Lea in eastern England.
    alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
30. A small settlement on the Ross of Mull, isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4021).
    countable, uncountable
31. A river in County Cork, Ireland, that passes through the city of Cork to Cork Harbour.
    countable, uncountable
32. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
33. A former settlement in Inyo County, California.
    countable, uncountable
34. A town in Madison County, Florida.
    countable, uncountable
35. A village in DeKalb County and Lee County, Illinois.
    countable, uncountable
36. An unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
37. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    countable, uncountable
38. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
    countable, uncountable
39. An unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada.
    countable, uncountable
40. A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
    countable, uncountable
41. A town and village in Oneida County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
42. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lee Township.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship”

“We lurked under lee.”

“Desiring me to take shelter in his lee.”

“He turned into Cumberland street and, going on some paces, halted in the lee of the station wall. No-one.”

“A thousand demons lurk within the lee.”

“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 […]”

“Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.”

“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.”

“She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]”

““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.”

“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.”

“Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.”

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