Ee

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien (Î).

Proper noun

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Ee (countable and uncountable, plural Ees)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ee is the 95,955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 190 individuals. Ee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (67.37%) individuals.

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (law, custom). Cognate with German Ehe, Dutch eeuw (century), Icelandic æ (always).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ee f

  1. marriage
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Säged Si, Her Dokchter, Si füred doch ä glükchlichi E-e?
      Tell me, doctor, do you have a happy marriage?

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as ee in 1450. Originally a hydronym derived from Old Frisian ē (watercourse, stream). The Dutch version of the toponym derives from an older version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun

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Ee n

  1. A village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ee n (plural Eeër)

  1. egg

Derived terms

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Tlingit

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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Ee (lower case ee)

  1. (US) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    Synonym: Ì

See also

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