Lee
Lee is
- A place protected from wind or other environmental hazards by an intervening object. See leeward (at sea) and lee waves (on land).
- A transliteration of Li (Chinese name) when used in dialect of mandarin due to pronunciation; a common Chinese family name.
- The second most common Korean family name (after Kim). See Lee (Korean name).
- In English-speaking countries, a common family name and given name. See Lee (English name).
- A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, France. See Lee (France).
- A common place name in the United Kingdom. See:
- Lee, Argyll & Bute
- Lee, Buckinghamshire
- Lee, Devon
- Lee, Hampshire
- Lee, Lancashire
- Lee, London
- Lee, Shropshire
- River Lee also spelled Lea
- A common place name in the United States. See:
- Lee, Massachusetts
- Lee, New Hampshire
- Lee Township, Michigan
- Lee Township, Minnesota
- various counties named Lee County
- various places named Fort Lee
- various places named Leesburg
- various places named Leesville
- Various notable people:
- Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore; Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. One of the most influential leaders in Asia.
- Bernard Lee, an actor best known for portraying M in the James Bond films.
- Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary War
- Charles Lee, United States Attorney General
- various people called Henry Lee
- Robert E. Lee , a Confederate general in the American Civil War
- see also Li (Chinese name).
- A jean company: see Lee (Jeans)