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Webster 1913 Edition

Nee

‖

Nee

(nā̍)

,

p.

p.

,

fem.

[F., fr. L.

nata

, fem. of

natus

, p. p. of

nasci

to be born. See

.]

Born; – a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name);

as, Madame de Stael,

née

Necker

.

Definition 2024

née

née

See also: nee and ñee

English

Alternative forms

nee

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niː/, also IPA^(key): /neɪ/
Homophones: knee, nay, neigh

Adjective

née ‎(not comparable)

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.
Mrs Smith, née Jones
Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
Since the name change, Butch (née Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.

Usage notes

When used for a man, the masculine form né should be used.

Translations

used to indicate maiden name of a woman

Chinese:
Mandarin: 娘家姓氏 ‎(niángjiaxìngshì), 原姓 ‎(yuánxìng), 本姓 ‎(běnxìng), 舊姓, 旧姓 ‎(jiùxìng)
Czech: rozená (cs) f
Finnish: omaa sukua, o.s. (fi); syntyään, syntyjään, synt. (fi)
French: née (fr) f
German: geborene (de) f, geb. (de)
Hungarian: született (hu)

Italian: nata (it) f
Japanese: 旧姓 ‎(きゅうせい, kyūsei)
Polish: z domu (pl)
Russian: урождённая (ru) f ‎(uroždjónnaja), в деви́честве (ru) ‎(v devíčestve)
Slovene: rojena (sl) f, roj.
Spanish: de soltera
Swedish: född (sv) (often shortened f.)

used to indicate a former name

Finnish: syntyään, syntyjään, synt. (fi)

Swedish: född (sv) (often shortened f.), tidigare (sv)

Anagrams

e'en, een, ENE

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ne/
Rhymes: -e

Verb

née f

feminine singular of the past participle of naître