Rhee

R1H4E1E1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginKorean 이 →
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Meanings

proper nounRhee (countable and uncountable, plural Rhees)

plural Rhees

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA river that begins in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, and ends at Hauxton Junction, Cambridgeshire, England, where it joins the River Cam (or Granta); in full, the River Rhee.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Assen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands.

Origin

  1. Korean이
  2. EnglishRhee

For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hereheerRehe
Cite this entry
APA

Rhee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhee

MLA

“Rhee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhee.

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