Lee

English
"pasture, meadow"

Lee Origin and Meaning

The name Lee is a boy's name of English origin meaning "pasture, meadow".

A name that has a bit of a shouldn't-I-be-a-middle-name sound, though still in use as a first for both genders. Lee might be a good choice if you want something that sounds at once traditional yet modern, unisex but not newly-minted.

And while it absolutely works as a first name, Lee is still one of the top middle names for boys as well as one of the most common last names in the US.

# 697 in the US

Lee Rank in US Top 1000

# 584 on Nameberry

Lee Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lee Popularity

Famous People Named Lee

  • Lee MarvinAmerican actor
  • Lee Majors (born Harvey Lee Yeary)American actor
  • Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby)American character actor
  • Kenneth Mobley "Lee" BriceAmerican country music singer
  • (Melvin) Lee GreenwoodAmerican country music singer
  • Lee Grinner PaceAmerican actor
  • Leon James "Lee" DeWyzeAmerican singer,songwriter
  • Lee Patrick StrobelAmerican Christian author
  • Lee Roy ParnellAmerican country music singer
  • Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry)Jamaican music producer
  • Lee Michael NorrisAmerican actor
  • Lee Michael ZeldinUS Congressman from New York
  • Clarence Leroy "Lee" Van CleefAmerican actor
  • (Warren) Lee TamahoriNew Zealand film director
  • Lee RyanEnglish singer,songwriter of boy band Blue
  • Lee Mackstage name of Lee Gordon McKillop, English comedian
  • Lido Anthony "Lee" IacoccaAmerican CEO of Ford Motor Co.
  • Lee John WestwoodEnglish golfer
  • Lee Buck TrevinoAmerican golfer
  • Lee Mark RanaldoAmerican guitarist of band Sonic Youth
  • Lee Allen TergesenAmerican actor
  • Lee Edward UnkrichAmerican film director
  • Lee Anthony BrennanAmerican lead singer of band 911
  • Lee Craig FrecklingtonBritish professional footballer
  • Lee HinchcliffeBritish Social Media Star
  • Robert E. LeeU.S. Confederate General
  • Stan Leecreator of Marvel Comics
  • Amos LeeAmerican singer
  • Jason LeeAmerican actor
  • Bruce and Brandon LeeChinese,American actors and martial artists
  • Richard Henry Leeformer president of the Continental Congress and statesman from Virginia who called for the colonies independence
  • Lee Darren Boxell (b. 1973)15 year old British boy who went and still is currently missing from Sutton/Croydon area of London in 1988

Lee in Pop Culture

  • Lee McDermottcharacter on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
  • Lee Scoresbycharacter in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
  • Lee Brackettcharacter in film "Halloween"
  • Leecharacter on TV's "Not Going Out," played by Lee Mack
  • Lee Fletchercharacter in 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' book series
  • Leland Joseph "Lee" Adamacharacter on TV's Battlestar Galactic
  • Lee Pingmain character on TV's Detentionaire
  • Dr Lee Rosenmain character on TV series "Alphas"
  • Lee Everettmain character in The Walking Dead video game.
  • Lee JordanFred and George Weasley's best friend in the "Harry Potter" series
  • Old Bull Leecharacter in "On the Road"
  • Lee Morgancharacter in Paul Shapera's musical "The New Albion Guide to Analogue Consciousness"
  • Leebrand of jeans
  • Richard Henry Leecharacter in "1776" the musical and movie
  • Lee Stetsoncharacter on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow & Mrs. King"

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