Lê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "le"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [le˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lej˧˧]
• Homophone: lê

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黎.

Proper noun

Lê

1. a surname from Chinese

Descendants

• → Czech: Le
• → English: Le
• → French: Le
• → German: Le

See also

Derived terms

• Hậu Lê
• Lê sơ
• Lê triều
• Lê trung hưng
• nhà Lê
• Tiền Lê

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨 (“pear”).

Proper noun

Lê

1. a female given name