Yee
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yee"
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 余 (jyu4) or Taishanese 余 (yi3) or Hokkien 余 (Î) or Cantonese 爾 / 尔 (ji5).
Proper noun
Yee
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yee is the 1740th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20591 individuals. Yee is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.54%).
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Yee, from either Cantonese 余 (jyu4) or Mandarin 余 (yú) or Hokkien 余 (î).
Proper noun
Yee
- a surname from Cantonese [in turn from Hokkien] or from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Yee, from either Cantonese 余 (jyu4) or Mandarin 余 (yú) or Hokkien 余 (î).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈji/ [ˈjɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Yee
Proper noun
Yee (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese, Mandarin, or Hokkien