Lee (Korean name)

Lee
Korean Name
Revised Romanization	I
McCune-Reischauer
Hangul	이
Hanja	李

Lee is the second most common family name in Korea (after Kim). The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yi or Rhee. Lee is also a transliteration of the rarer family names 이 (異) and 이 (伊).

Famous Koreans with this family name:

• All the kings of the Joseon Dynasty
• The philosophers Yi Hwang and Yi I
• South Korea's first president Rhee Syngman
• The politician Lee Hoi-chang
• The pop singer Lee Hyolee of Fin KL
• The pop singer Lee Heejin of Baby VOX
• Lee Jung Hyun, singer

See also

• Li
• List of Korea-related topics