Rhee

For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.

Rhee (countable and uncountable, plural Rhees)

1. A surname.
2. A river that begins in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, and ends at Hauxton Junction, Cambridgeshire, England, where it joins the River Cam (or Granta); in full, the River Rhee.
3. A hamlet in Assen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rhee is the 8141^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4071 individuals. Rhee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.75%) individuals.

• HREE, Rehe, heer, here

First attested as to rede in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch rede (“boundary line, building line”).

• IPA^(key): /reː/
• Hyphenation: Rhee
• Rhymes: -eː
• Homophone: ree

Rhee n

1. a hamlet in Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

• Rheeveld

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