Ye

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ye"

English

Etymology 1

Romanization of the Chinese surname 葉／叶 (Yè).

Proper noun

Ye (plural Yes)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ye is the 3609^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9839 individuals. Ye is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Shortened from Kanye.

Pronunciation

• enPR: yā, IPA^(key): /jeɪ/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: yay, yea

Proper noun

Ye

1. (slang before 2021) Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.

Usage notes

• West legally changed his name to Ye in 2021.

Anagrams

• -ey, ey