Lee is

1. A place protected from wind or other environmental hazards by an intervening object. See leeward (at sea) and lee waves (on land).
2. A common alternative transliteration of Li (Chinese name), a common Chinese family name.
3. The second most common Korean family name (after Kim). See Lee (Korean name).
4. In English-speaking countries, a common family name and given name. See Lee (English name).
5. A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, France. See Lee (France) .
6. A common place name in the United Kingdom. See:
   • Lee, Argyll & Bute
   • Lee, Buckinghamshire
   • Lee, Devon
   • Lee, Hampshire
   • Lee, Lancashire
   • Lee, London
   • Lee, Shropshire
   • River Lee also spelled Lea
7. A common place name in the United States. See:
   • Lee, Massachusetts
   • Lee, New Hampshire
   • Lee Township, Michigan
   • Lee Township, Minnesota
   • various counties named Lee County
   • various places named Fort Lee
   • various places named Leesburg
   • various places named Leesville
8. Various notable people:
   • Bernard Lee, an actor best known for portraying M in the James Bond films.
   • Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary War
   • Charles Lee, United States Attorney General
   • various people called Henry Lee
   • Robert E. Lee , a Confederate general in the American Civil War
   • see also Li (Chinese name).
   • A jean company: see Lee (Jeans)