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What does Lee mean?
Lee 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Lee) is pronounced lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Lee is "pasture or meadow". Place name. Surname frequently used in the American South as a given name in honor of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Tough-guy actor Lee Marvin; Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca; actor Lee Majors. Also form of Ashley. Also form of Bentley. Also form of Bradley. Also form of Farley. Also form of Finlay. Also form of Leander. Also form of Leo. Also form of Leonard. Also form of Leroy.
STARTS WITH Le-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow, surname
Variations
SEE ALSO Brylee
FEMININE FORMS Auralee, Braylee, Brylee, Jenilee, Kaylee, Leanna, Leatrice
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lee Jordan (L.J.), ..
How popular is Lee?
Lee is a very prominent first name for males (#123 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#22 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lee was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its highest position of #45 in the U.S. then, and is at #689 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Lee (#689 FROM RECENT DATA) are Leo (#50), Bentley (#121), Bradley (#247), Leonard (#633), Leroy (#875), Ashley, Farley, Finlay, Lea, Leander and Leigh. These forms of Lee were favored as birth names a century ago (MEDIAN #982) and have become much less widespread since (#1217, ▼54.1%). Bradley is more familiar than the rest, though Leo is now the top form, while versions such as Leander have lost favor.
Similar Names
Lee▼ is alike in pronunciation to La-, Le, Le-, Lew▼, Lleu, Loew, Loewe, Loewy, Lou▼, Louie▼, Lowe, Loy and Lugh. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dee▼, Fee, Lem▼, Len, Les, Lev▲ and Lex. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lee.
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