Lee may refer to:

Name

Given name

* Lee (given name), a given name in English

Surname

Chinese surnames Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...

romanized as Li or Lee: **

Li (surname 李) Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese-language surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia. ...

or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *

Lý (Vietnamese surname) Lý ( Hán-Nôm: 李, , pronounced like ) is a Vietnamese surname. It is the 14th most common Vietnamese surname and is the 1176th most common American surname, according to the 2010 United States Census. Origin Traditionally, the surname Li is d ...

or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee ** List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee

Geography

United Kingdom

* Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a

* Lee, Shropshire, a

* Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea

United States

* Lee, California * Lee, Florida * Lee, Illinois * Lee, Indiana * Lee, Maine * Lee, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Lee (CDP), Massachusetts, the central village in the town * Lee, Nevada * Lee, New Hampshire * Lee, New York, a town ** Lee (hamlet), New York, within the town of Lee * Lees Station, Tennessee, also called Lee * Lee Peak, in Missouri *

Mount Lee Mount Lee is a peak in the Santa Monica Mountains, located in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Hollywood Sign is located on its southern slope. History The original unnamed peak was one of the "three sisters" along with C ...

, in California * Van Aken–Lee (RTA Rapid Transit station) (signed "Lee – Van Aken"), a station on the RTA Blue Line in Cleveland, Ohio * Lee County (disambiguation) * Lee Township (disambiguation)

Other countries

* Lée, France * Lee (Village) - Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, in India * Electoral district of Lee, South Australia *

River Lee The River Lee (Irish: ''An Laoi'') is a river in Ireland. It rises in the Shehy Mountains on the western border of County Cork and flows eastwards through Cork, where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's ...

, in Ireland * Lee (Vechte), a river of Germany, tributary of the Vechte

Enterprises

Lee (jeans) Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced in 1889 in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by Kontoor Brands, a spin-off of VF Corporation's Jeanswear Division. Since 2019 its headquarters has been in Greensboro, North Carolina, r ...

, a clothing brand * Lee Enterprises (LEE on NYSE), publicly traded newspaper holding company including ''St. Louis Post Dispatch'' *

Lee Equity Partners Lee Equity Partners is an American private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 2006 by Thomas H. Lee, the notable p ...

, a private equity firm founded by Thomas H. Lee after leaving Thomas H. Lee Partners in 2006 * Lee Filters, a manufacturer of lighting filters * Lee University, a private liberal arts university in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States *

Thomas H. Lee Partners Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. is an American private equity firm based in Boston investing in middle market growth companies across financial technology and services, healthcare and technology & business solutions. History Founded in 1974 by ...

, a private equity firm founded by, but after 2006 not associated with, Thomas H. Lee * Lee Tires, a division of Goodyear

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''Lee'' (2007 film), a 2007 film * ''Lee'' (2017 film), a 2017 film * ''Lee'' (novel), a novel by Tito Perdue * "Lee", a 1973 single by

The Detroit Emeralds The Detroit Emeralds are an American R&B/soul vocal group, best known in the early 1970s. They enjoyed a run of successful records in the decade including their 1973 transatlantic hit single, " Feel the Need in Me". Career "The Emeralds" were ...

Other uses

* Tropical Storm Lee (2011) * Lee side, the side of a ship which is downwind, the side away from windward *

Lee wave In meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered in 1933 by two German glider pilots, Hans Deutschmann and Wolf Hirth, above ...

, periodic change of pressure in a stream of air when the wind moves over mountains * M3 Lee, a medium tank used during World War II