zee

zee · noun, verb¹

Likely an alteration of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee. Fell out of usage in England by the 17th century, and made standard in the U.S. in American Dictionary of English Language by Noah Webster in 1828, though usage varied for decades afterwards.

Zee · proper noun²

From Shanghainese 徐 (6zhi) or Wu 錢／钱 (2zie)

Zee · proper noun³

1. UkrainianЗеле́нський (Zelénsʹkyj)translit.
2. EnglishZelenskyyclip.
3. English todayZee

Clipping of Zelenskyy.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1580 The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.