Dee thomas, from the sitcom what's happening!! Dee is a slight midcentury nickname that might be short for deanna or denise, but might be too slight for today's strong, independent female. The meaning of dee is the letter d.
The name dee is a unisex name of english origin The name dee is a girl's name of english origin It is derived from the old english word daeg meaning day. as a given name, dee is often used as a short form of longer names such as deborah or delilah.
It may also be given in reference to the dee river in scotland.