Yee

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

Yee

1. A surname from Chinese.

• 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%).

• Eye, eye

From English Yee, from either Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Mandarin 余 (yú), perhaps from Hokkien 余 (î).

Yee

1. a surname from Cantonese [in turn from Hokkien] or from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]

Borrowed from English Yee, from either Taishanese 余 (yi³) or Cantonese 余 (jyu⁴) or Mandarin 余 (yú), perhaps from Hokkien 余 (î).

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

Yee (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese [in turn from Hokkien] or from Mandarin [in turn from Hokkien]

• Yu