Dee

Dee is the phonetic pronunciation of the letter D in American English. It is the 4th letter in the English alphabet.

Dee may also refer to:

People

Surname

• Dee, a romanization of several Chinese surnames, including:
  • Those listed at Di (surname)
  • Some Hokkien pronunciations of the surname Li (李)
• Di Renjie (630–700), Duke Wenhui of Liang, a Tang dynasty official
• Arthur Dee (1579–1651), a physician and alchemist
• Billy Dee, retired African American adult film actor
• Bob Dee (1933–1979), American football defensive end
• Daisy Dee (born 1970), Dutch singer, actress and TV host
• Dave Dee (1943–2009), English singer-songwriter, musician, A&R manager, fundraiser and businessman
• Ed Dee (born 1940), American author
• Frances Dee (1909–2004), American actress
• Gerry Dee (born 1968), Canadian comedian
• Jack Dee (born 1961), British comedian
• Jeff Dee (born 1961), American artist and game designer
• John Dee (1527 – 1608 or 1609), English mathematician and alchemist
• John Dee (disambiguation) for other people with the name
• Kiki Dee (born 1947), English singer
• Kool Moe Dee (born 1962), American hip hop MC
• Leo Dee (1931-2004), American artist
• Mike Dee, American sports executive
• Mike Dee (baseball coach) (born 1958), American college baseball coach
• Mikkey Dee (born 1963), Swedish drummer with the band Motörhead
• Papa Dee (born 1966), Swedish rap, ragga and dancehall musician
• Roger Dee (1914–2004), American author
• Ruby Dee (1922–2014), African-American actress and activist
• Sandra Dee (1942–2005), American actress
• Simon Dee (1935–2009), British television interviewer and radio disc jockey
• Sophie Dee (born 1984), British pornographic actress

Given name

• Diminutive for the name David, common in the UK and Ireland
• Dee Brown (novelist)
• Dee Dee Myers, first female White House press secretary
• Dee Dee Ramone, punk musician
• Dee Gordon, American baseball player
• Dee Harvey (1965–2012), American R&B singer
• Dee Vance Benson, American judge
• Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
• Dee Martin, American football player
• Dee Snider, singer
• Dee Roscioli, American actress

Stage name or nickname

• Dee (singer), Canadian electro-pop singer, songwriter and DJ
• Dee (artist), Swedish dancer and singer
• Detlef Soost or Dee!, German dancer and choreographer
• Dia Mirza or Dee, Indian actress
• Walter Dee Huddleston (born 1926), a retired American politician from Kentucky

Fictional characters

• Judge Dee, a semi-fictional character based on Di Renjie, Duke Wenhui of Liang
• Anastasia Dualla or Dee, character from the television series Battlestar Galactica
• Dee, a character from The Tribe
• Deandra Reynolds, "Sweet Dee" of the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Dee Dee, Dexter's sister from the cartoon Dexter's Laboratory
• Dee, a secret character in the Darkstalkers fighting game series
• Gandra Dee, a Duck Tales character
• Waddle Dee, a Kirby character

Other uses

• Abbreviation for defence (sport)
• River Dee (disambiguation)
• "Dee" (song), a song by Randy Rhoads from Ozzy Osbourne's album Blizzard of Ozz
• Dead-end elimination
• D-electrodes, components of cyclotrons
• DEE (telecommunication), German term for data terminal equipment (DTE)

See also

• Cordelia (disambiguation)
• D (disambiguation)
• Dawn
• Deanna
• Deidre
• Denise (given name)
• Deane (disambiguation)
• Deanne
• Dolores (disambiguation)
• Douglas (given name)
• Jody (disambiguation)
• Mandy (disambiguation)