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Lee

Pronunciation: LEE (key)

Origin of the name Lee:

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, en-closure): hence, "dweller in or near the wood or clearing."

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Lee Marvin, actor.
Lee Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler.
Stan Lee, of comic book fame
Lee Pace, actor
Lee Hazlewood, singer-songwriter.
Lee Daniels, American film producer and director.
Lee Trevino, American professional golfer.
Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy

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Lee "Apollo" Odama - Battlestar Gallactica
Lee Jordan, Hogwarts' Quidditch commentator in the Harry Potter books
Lee Scoresby, character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

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