The story behind Lệ
Sino-Vietnamese word from 麗.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [le˧˨ʔ]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [lej˨˩ʔ]
- Vietnamese: [lej˨˩˨]
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Names Similar to Lệ
Huệ
Sino-Vietnamese word from 惠.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ệ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Thể
Sino-Vietnamese word from 體.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ể
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tuệ
Sino-Vietnamese word from 慧.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ệ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lee
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lise
From the French, and possible also from Scandinavian, Lise. Variant of more common English Lisa.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Loke
From loke (“rose”); also borrowed from the English Rose.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lệ
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Asu
From Old Japanese, first attested in the Kojiki (712 CE). Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation: * Possibly a shift from verb 明かす (akasu, “to pass”). *:…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lệ
An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ấn
Sino-Vietnamese word from 印.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length