né
adjective
formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually masculine, name).
né
1 American
[ney]
/ neɪ /
Or
ne
adjective
Ne
2
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
NE
3
American
abbreviation
-
Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
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northeast.
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northeastern.
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Biology, Ecology. not evaluated.
ne-
4
American
n.e.
5
American
abbreviation
-
northeast.
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northeastern.
N.E.
6
American
NE
1
British
symbol
abbreviation
NE
2
British
abbreviation
Ne
3
British
symbol
ne-
4
British
combining form
ne
5
British
abbreviation
Gender
See née.
Etymology
Origin of né
First recorded in 1935–40; from French né, literally “born,” past participle of naître “to be born,” ultimately derived from Latin nātus; see origin at nascent ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And even though X, né Twitter, has decayed under the leadership of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, it’s is still the closest thing our fractious online society has to a town square.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Meta, né Facebook, is out to create its own metaverse.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2022
The Pistols’ frontman, Johnny Rotten, né John Lydon, was and is an Arsenal fan.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2017
Gil Faizon — né Gil Cosby — is an unlicensed doula who wears Velcro sneakers.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2016
Puny is Fr. puîné, from puis né, later born, junior, whence the puisne justices.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
Quebec-born Celine Dion represented France in the 1988 contest, and took the trophy with her song Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
She went on to lead the revolt against the then-dictator, General Ne Win.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Massive student-led pro-democracy protests that began on August 8, 1988 forced Ne Win to step down.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Chinese animated fantasy "Ne Zha II" is the highest-grossing film of 2025 and Netflix's most-watched movie ever is the animated "KPop Demon Hunters".
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Ne war, were it not for; hartly, hearty; it occurs again four lines below.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
It said on social media: "We are really sad to say that due to the rough NE wind it will be too rough here at Torcross for our annual swim."
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
Omaha, NE — Dan Osborn, a mechanic by trade, has been rebuilding a 1988 Pontiac Firebird in his garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
Dozens of kids walked to Parkrose high and middle schools each day along NE 122nd Avenue and Sandy Boulevard.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
The Atlanta Police Department said officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE in the city’s Buckhead district around 6:25 p.m.,
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
NE and was glad someone had let us in on that secret.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
They have all the basic needs and urgings of other kids, but lack the perception and skills of others because they've been ne- glected.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have heard much of the ne- "farious & dangerous plan, & doctrines "of the Illuminati, but never saw the "Book until you were pleased to send "it to me.
From Washington's Masonic Correspondence As Found among the Washington Papers in the Library of Congress by George Washington
I haue cho- sen out in these Oracions soche questions, as are right ne- cessarie to be knowen and redde of all those, whose cogitaciō pondereth vertue and Godlines.
From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Richard Rainolde
These thynges maie be suffi- ciente, to shewe what excellencie is in mariage and how ne- cessarie it is, to the procreacion and preseruaciō of mankind.
From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Richard Rainolde
"The first one," said Fred interested now in what Grant was saying, "was '½ m. n.e.'"
From The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
Neptune Theatre, 1303 N.E. 45th St.; 8 p.m.; tickets start at $35; all ages.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
The company soon will occupy a new 17-story, 300,000-square-foot tower at 85 106th Ave N.E., spokesperson Zach Goldsztejn said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Last September, Amazon opened its “Sonic” tower at 555 108th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Aug. 22 at dusk at Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 N.E.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
That part of it which lies in the track of the N.E.
From West African studies by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
The peloton’s ne plus ultra, the increasingly-presumed GOAT, the Slovenian once more ignited the last day by launching ferocious attacks and turning a quiet celebratory ride into glorious mayhem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But skating to a version of "Non, je ne regrette rien" Sakamoto lost points for not doing her planned triple combination jump.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Still celebratory, still springy, still very much a carrot cake — but one with a bit more je ne se quoi.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025
At least o ne power line was found among the wreckage.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
“Je ne suis pas la police,” Mother told him.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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