Lee

English
"pasture, meadow"

Lee Origin and Meaning

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

The original brief, breezy name is somewhat out of favor now even as a middle name. The Leigh spelling has more substance and is more identifiable as female.

# 955 in the US

Lee Rank in US Top 1000

# 1545 on Nameberry

Lee Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lee Popularity

Famous People Named Lee

  • (Caroline) Lee (Bouvier) Radziwill
    younger sister of U.S. First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis
  • Lee Ann Remick
    American actress
  • Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal)
    American actress
  • Lee Ann Meriwether
    actress and Miss America 1955
  • Lena "Lee" Krasner
    American painter, wife of painter Jackson Pollock
  • Ashley Rose "Lee" Newton
    American actress, comedian and YouTube personality
  • Elizabeth "Lee" Miller
    Lady Penrose, American photographer and model
  • Lee Wiley
    American jazz singer
  • Lee McKenzie
    British TV sportscaster
  • Lee Alexander
    Scottish football player
  • Liv Lee North (b.2017)
    daughter of Jon and Jessica North
  • Aoki Lee Simmons
    daughter of American model Kimora Lee Simmons
  • (Nelle) Harper Lee
    American novelist
  • Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson aka Lykke Li
    Swedish singer,songwriter

Lee in Pop Culture

  • Lee Sing
    character in Barbara Kingsolver's "The Pearl"
  • Lee Singh
    character in the "Sims" series
  • Lee Kanker
    antagonist of "Ed, Edd n Eddy"
  • "Christie Lee
    " song by Billy Joel; inspired by ex,wife Christine Lee "Christie" Brinkley