"Slee" meaning in English

See Slee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Slees [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Sly. * Also as an English surname, from the archaic Old English slēa (“grassy slope”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Schlee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|slēa|t=grassy slope}} Old English slēa (“grassy slope”), {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Slees}} Slee (plural Slees)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Slee-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "args": {
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