Lee

Lee is a beautiful name. If one were to look it up, it's an actual word in the English language with a lovely meaning. Ignorance wouldn't know better, or that a name doesn't need to be intricate to be meaningful.

For the people who hate the Robert E Lee association are pure racists who don't know or won't learn history, Lee actually came from an abolitionist family who hated slavery and only fought for the confederacy out of patriotic nationalism and happy about that, I encourage people to never forget the real history and not the lies racists teach about and honor their forefathers before them. I want people to continue this name forever.

Lee also can be short form of names containing the sound "Lee".
Personally, I think this name is too short as a legal name.

Lovely name for a girl. Sometimes simple is better.

I like this name so much, I chose it for myself as I transitioned into a man! It's a good name- very strong and to-the-point, without being too flashy. Masculine yet humble. I can see how this name could suit women too, though.

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I hate the Robert E. Lee association, but I can't understand the comments trying to forever forsake this given name due to its ties with a confederate surname. There's loads of Lees out there- Bruce Lee, for example! Don't let one bad Lee spoil the name.

Well, in the end, Lee is actually a very special name.

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Very few names can be used as first, middle or last and accepted by all.
Lee is one of the few.

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There are only 5 people names that are used worldwide - in all cultures.
Lee
Park
Kim
Young
There is one more I cannot think of at the moment.
Lee is also one of THE most common names in the world.

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Correct - The sun never sets on Lee.
I guess Lee got you in the end.

Lee is more of a middle name. Leah (Lia) is the proper one for girls, instead of Lee.

Lee is a cool name for anyone of any gender! I'm not a fan of the Robert E. Lee association, but I doubt it would be an issue. It's a very common name; it's my mom's middle name.

Whether a first or last name, Lee has a history and connection far beyond Robert E. Lee. Regardless, it is very narrow-minded and irrational to base any kind of value to a name with whomever had/has it. Many favourable and unfavourable people have same / similar names. A name isn't defined by anyone, but every individual defines it individually, and every name to be appreciated for the name itself.

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Lee is a simple, understated, classic name that holds a lot of character. It's unisex, with both strong and delicate qualities, and makes an attractive given, middle or double name. Caroline Lee Bouvier, who was always known by her middle name, became Princess Lee. Personally, Lee is among my most favourite names for either a boy or girl.

Too many people use it as a middle name because they don't know what name they should use.

Lee is a family name: My dad, brother, grandpa are all Lee. My Maternal grandpa's middle name is Lee. Other ancestors used "Lee" as a nickname to Leland or Leonard. The name Lee is growing on me. I always only saw it as a middle name but I'm starting to like it as as first. I'm also liking Leo, Leonel, Leeland, and Leonidas. So maybe Lee could be a nickname? But I would somehow love to honor the Lee's in my family. I think the name is used so much in families and as middle names that the Robert E. Lee association is not my first thought. Robert is one of the most popular boy names, even right now and nobody automatically thinks of Robert E. Lee.

I really like this name actually! Only as a nickname though.

Lee isn't an old man name. It's a good name.

I think this name sounds nice. Not a fan of the Robert E. Lee association. If you are thinking about naming your kid Lee to honor a Confederate general who fought to enslave people, maybe just don't ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Stupid, so outdated (like usable 60 years ago), weird, NOT sophisticated! I hate this! Reminds me of an old grandpa who is very un-educated, and is really old and ugly, and has weird, thick glasses. I CAN'T IMAGINE A MAN YOUNGER THAN 67 HAVING THIS NAME! WHO WOULD EVEN NAME A GIRL THIS? If so, the parents have lost their marbles. Don't name a kid this!

This name has no personality at all.

How can you like this name at all? Old man name! This name is so disgusting and stupid, and it reminds me of an old, poor man who has really ugly, thick glasses. It is even worse for a girl!

*Flinches*. EW EW EW. ABSOLUTELY ABHOR this! Can you imagine a little baby boy named LEE?! I SO agree with @Stars123.

I SO agree with MythicalCreature! HOW ON EARTH CAN YOU EVEN LIKE THIS NAME OR IMAGINE A LITTLE BABY GIRL WITH THIS IDIOTIC NAME?

I like this name, I'm a bit of grandpa I guess, I knit and have a cat. I like this name because it feels masculine and I like that. It's a name I'm considering after coming out as transgender.

Lee is a boys name only, hate it on a girl.

Well, looks boring, sounds boring. Well, just boring.

Boring ¯\_(-_-)_/¯.

Boring.

Lee is a nice name for a boy. As for a girl, it’s cool and whatever. But I can only really see it as a middle name.

Leigh and Lee are wonderful names in my opinion.

Hmmmm maybe don't attribute the name to a confederate, whose entire platform was to keep other human beings as property. As someone with the name Lee, it makes me very uncomfortable.

I've always liked this name and eventually chose it for me after my transition, it is kinda common though. It is really interesting that it came from the civil war.

I have always hated this name, especially on women. Then I get married and it is my mother in law’s name. She really wants us to name a girl after her but I can’t bring myself to do it. It sounds especially bad with our last name. I feel so guilty but I cannot think of a more boring name.

I like it better for a middle name... My dad and brother both have Lee as a middle name. I wouldn't mind using it for a girl though.

This seems more like an Asian name than a British name.

I think it’s very boring and I prefer it for a boy.

Looking through the comments, and I see a pattern. This is a name passed down through families for many people, myself included. It may not be your cup of tea, but it clearly is an honoring name and I respect that.

I prefer Lee for a boy, but I think it works as a nice middle name for either gender.

Lee is a family name on my mom's side. My Papa was given his middle name, Lee, to honor his grandma whose middle name was Lea. I, as a female, was given my middle name, Lee, to honor my Papa. My future child will also have this name to honor my Papa, whether that child is male or female matters not.

I like Lee for a girl but, upon reading about its connection to a certain Civil War figure, now I need to find other namesakes or uses in order to salvage the name for me.

It sounds weak and unsubstantial, many people use it as a filler middle name.

This is a treasonous name. That is, if you're naming your child after the Civil War general. As an American I am offended when Southerners name their kids after prominent Civil War commanders.
As a child "Lee" reminded me of "flea". Lee is a boring filler name. Trying to class it up by spelling it Leigh is just pretentious.

Both Lee and Kay could be used as good filler middle names if you can't come up with any. By the way, Lee is also a common Asian surname that means "plum", however, it was sometimes spelled differently. In China, Lee, as a surname, is spelled "Li".

I don't like this name, neither for males, nor females. Especially I don't like it as a middle name. It's rather boring in my opinion. I don't have anything against filler middle names, but this one seems like it's without personality. Goes well with every name, but maybe that's what some people like about it.

Another feminine form of the name Lee is Lea. It should be added to the form's information.
The name Lee (Lea / Leigh) started to become very popular in the late 60's and 70's and has continued to be steady throughout the years both as a first and middle name.
I don't think it's a boring name nor a weak name. For many, it's a family name. I personally like my name and think it fits me perfectly. I don't find it boring or just a "filler name" as so many are saying here. My granddaughter and daughter also bear the name "Lea" in their name and wear it proudly.
My daughter actually wanted her name to be "Lea" but we said she should use it as a middle name because stupid people would always be calling her "Leah" instead. So, she is Mercedes Lea. My granddaughter is Ana-Michelle Lea. Both have wonderful, strong meanings. Good strong names! :-)
Sincerely, Michelle Lea... Proud of and loving my name!

Hi all. My first name is Lee. And my son and nephew have Lee as their middle name. I love my name, but ironically everyone I meet, including kids, call me Lee Lee. Plus Lee finishes off loads of words. Lol, happily kindly sweetly and so on :)

This name is so dull and unoriginal. It seems like every word contains the name Lee, so I find it to be very boring.

I love the name Lee! It's a really cool & cute name that suits both genders perfectly fine. ^_^ The English meaning of Lee is nice and so is the Chinese meaning! Lee works great as a forename and also as a middle name. :D.

My name is Lee, and I hate how people keep saying it's too "old" or "plain", this is a perfect name.

Sooo ugly for a girl, but on a guy, this name has grown on me. It's not one of my favorites, but I think it's a good, strong name that can suit all ages.

Very solid and versatile. Maybe because I'm Chinese and this is also our most common surname, but most of our names are only two to four letters long. So I'm used to how short Lee is spelled.

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IMO I can see it on a male or female. But the only problem? Lee doesn't work on all names. Makes some sound really gross, like the words in English that end with "ly".

I don't see Lee being as great as a first name as I do as a middle name, but only for a female. I don't see it being a masculine name. As a middle name it can accent a name perfectly, like it does for Mandy (Leigh) Moore and Charisma (Lee) Carpenter.

This is a family middle name on my mother's side and I am SO glad that I didn't get it. I think it's horribly boring. Luckily my older sister got stuck with it. The only way I would ever continue the tradition with my kids is if I used Lee as a double middle name. Don't want the kid to have such a dull middle name by itself.

This name is so boring and overused.

It's a simple, nice-sounding name. I like it well enough.

I am possibly using the name Lee for my daughter's middle name after one of my favorite writers, Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

This is my baby's middle name. It's a family name on my husband's side and I think it worked very well as a middle name for our son.

I like this name as a first name on a guy. Sounds nice. I HATE it as a middle name. It is a filler middle name for a lot of people. I know a Casey Lee, Claudia Lee, Bobbie Leigh, Andrea Leigh, Hannah Lee, Kathy Lee, Meghan Lee, I mean I swear I think that people should stop using it so much as a chick middle name. Whatevs, though, you can pop bottles all night and do whatever you like. That was just my opinion. I think that it makes the best middle name if it's used for a reason, not because you can't think of anything else.

This has got to be the most boring name in the world. It has no personality at all. And please don't use it to honor that racist Robert E. Lee!

This name is one of the most boring and nondescript names I can think of.

A simple, clean, no-nonsense name that I think would suit either a boy or a girl.
Lee has many possibilities for a person. And I think it looks much nicer than Leigh.

My second middle name is Lee, after my mother's surname, since I took my father's surname. I disagree with the statement that Lee is just a "filler' middle name. It can have meaning, and just because it's short doesn't make it insignificant.

This is my middle name, and though I know a lot of other people in the world share it as their middle names too, and that it is a rather common, boring name to some - I actually sorta' like it for myself. It fits me. *Shall tell you why*

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When I was little, I used to be embarrassed because I was always told that "L-E-E" was the "boy" spelling. It seemed that I NEVER ran into anyone with the middle name Lee, spelled the same way, until I got older (I'm 15 now), and realized that it was much more common than I used to think. I really actually would have preferred Lee to remain an uncommon, rare name, because that to me, that was something "special".

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Another thing though, is what the name stands for - in your life, your family, etc. Some people just throw things like "Lee" and "Lynn" in there for no reason but for it to flow with the first name - but my parents gave me my 2nd name Lee for a different reason. (I was named after someone.)

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One of my closest friends (Jillian), has the same middle name, but spelled differently (Leigh). Occasionally I go through phases in where I wish my name was spelled that way, since it's longer. (Funny, even if it is a middle name that I'm not always being called by - as you can tell, I'm big into names, for some reason.)

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In all those days when I'd play games with friends, I always chose my name to be Lee. In stories, I'd use my middle name as the main character's name. And I just realized I could talk on and on about this simple, three letter name, but I'm sure people probably find it boring. Haha.

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I'm always interested in other people's names, (especially their full names), because a name is supposed to be what sets you apart from different people. I love to come on here and read what people write about their names, and, well, my names too. (Good and the bad, haha!) It's just really a cool thing.

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Anyway, if there's anyone who wants this name - do not USE it. *EVERYBODY PLEASE THINK IT'S BORING* I wish I was the only one on earth with this name sometimes. LOL!

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Of course, I always have my last name that can set me apart from the crowds of various Rachels and Lees, which is an rare spelling of a semi-common surname.

My grandpa's name is Lee. It's not unheard of, but certainly unusual.

I liked this name so much I used it in three of my stories.

While it's a simple and nice name that works for both sexes, it's also dreadfully boring and minimalist, and it's far too common as a middle name. As a middle name, it just sounds like a filler name crammed in so that there'd be something to go with the first. It's very unimaginative and predictable.

My name is Leah, but I usually go by Lee. I like for a girl, and that's why I chose to use it. It's different and not trying to be girly like the 'Leigh'.

I think the name Lee is too boring. Leigh and Lea are a little better for a girl.

I don't really like the name, it's too short and a bit boring but I do like 'Lee Ryan'. But then, I can hardly name my son after a famous singer [like River Phoenix, I really like that as well].

I read somewhere once that something like 40% of all boys named Lee (in the UK anyway) go to prison. That has always kind of put me off the name!

I personally think that Lee is a very dull name.

Lee is a great name for a boy. I like Leigh for a girl. The name Lee/Leigh works well for either boy or girl.

Love the name! Like it so much better than Leigh! It's such a wonderful first name! Lee Grace, Lee Mary, Lee Katherine, Lee Jane, Lee Dana, you just have to get used to it.

Lee is a short and pretty name for a girl, I like it. Can also be spelled as Lea or Leigh.

My middle name is Lee and it goes perfectly with my first name Stacy. It's one of those unisex names which sounds equally good as male or female.

Lee is a short simple name that is unusual and sexy for a woman. Much better than the frilly Leigh.