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Lee vs Zachariah - What's the difference?

lee | zachariah |

As proper nouns the difference between lee and zachariah

is that lee is {{surname|A=An|English topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag) while Zachariah is alternative form of Zechariah|lang=en.

As a noun lee

is a protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.

lee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (sailing) A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
  • (sailing) The side of the ship away from the wind.
  • A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection.
    • the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship
  • * Morte d'Arthure
    • We lurked under lee .
  • * Tyndall
    • Desiring me to take shelter in his lee .

    Derived terms

    * alee * leeward * leeway

    See also

    * lees

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    zachariah

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , variant of Zachary and Zechariah.