Is Lee a boy’s name or girl’s name?

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We are thinking about Lee for our baby boy’s first name, but several friends don’t like it because they think it’s a girl’s name. What do you think?

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I think Lee for boy and Leigh for girl

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I know several women who have it as a middle name because it's been passed down a few generations,  but I've never heard of it as a first name for a girl.

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My dads name is Lee. Technically it’s Leland and Lee for short. But I have a female friends who’s middle name is Leigh (after her dad named Lee. They just spelled it the more “feminine” way)

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I love the name Leland. I would have suggested it had it not been my husbands boss’ name. He goes by Lee.

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I’ve always thought of Lee as a boys first name but my middle name is Lee. 🤷‍♀️

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My MIL's father was a Lee. She named her daughter Laura Lee and then we named our son Isaac Lee. It's interchangeable.... if you like it use it.

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My bfs middle name is Lee
We will likely give our daughter the middle name Leigh. After him- but a bit more feminine

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Lee could be both but spelled differently for a girl.

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Lee is a boy’s name, but Leigh is a girl’s name. My little sister’s middle name is Leigh. I also had a stepmom named Leigh.

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I personally don’t think Leigh is the “feminine” version like people are saying. I Probably feel this way because my middle name is Lee after my mom’s middle name, LeAnne, and quite a few people change -ley ending names to -Lee (Bentlee instead of Bentley) to make it more feminine. I think people were just trying to be unique when they used the Leigh spelling, and I wouldn’t say it’s the only feminine version... but Lee as a middle name is unisex, in my opinion, and I never hear it as a first name anymore.

Is Lee a boy’s name or girl’s name?

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