Yee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yee"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 余 (Î) or Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Cantonese 爾／尔 (ji⁵).

Proper noun

Yee

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yee is the 1740^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20591 individuals. Yee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.54%).

Anagrams

• Eye, eye

Cebuano

Etymology

From Mandarin 余 (yú), spelled as such under English orthography during the American Colonial Era in the Philippines. Also likely influenced by Hokkien 余 (î).

Proper noun

Yee

1. a surname from Mandarin, or a surname from Hokkien

Tagalog

Etymology

From English Yee, from Mandarin 余 (yú), likely also influenced by Hokkien 余 (î).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈji/, [ˈji]
• Rhymes: -i

Proper noun

Yee (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒ)

1. a surname from Mandarin, or a surname from Hokkien

See also

• Yu