Lee

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, A An) for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
  2. Proper noun.  (surname, from Chinese) of Chinese origin, a variant of Li (See: 李).
  3. Proper noun.  (given name, male) derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy.
  4. Proper noun.  (given name, female) popular in conjoined names such as ''Lee Ann'' or ''Mary Lee''.
  5. Proper noun.  Any of various place names, including a river in England, and a river in Co. Cork, Ireland.
  6. Noun.  (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  7. Noun.  (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.