Dëè

surname · Latin script

Dëè is a surname written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via English Dee, with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Dëè: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Dëè
  1. Hokkien李Lí(measured from records)
  2. EnglishDee(measured from records)

From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via English Dee, with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.

Sources 5

  • 25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado
  • A concise dictionary of first names
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wiktionary
  • Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]

Attested across 28 languages in the etymology graph.

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Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Dëè under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Dëè mean, and where does it come from?
From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via English Dee, with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien. Recorded by 25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado and A concise dictionary of first names and 3 other sources.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dëè”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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