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née
[ ney ]
adjective
- formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually feminine, name):
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, née Bouvier.
née
/ neɪ /
adjective
- indicating the maiden name of a married woman
Mrs Bloggs née Blandish
Gender Note
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of née1
Example Sentences
Jemima Khan, nee Goldsmith, is the daughter of one of Britain's richest men, Sir Jimmy Goldsmith, who died in 1997.
Rooney, nee Joe Yule, Jr., always understood his role in life.
Still more celebs: Hank Williams, Jr., headlined for John McCain in Fayetteville ( nee Fort Bragg) Tuesday afternoon.
Odoribvs vana vaporat crypta tegit cineres nee speciosa tros qvod mortale minvs tibi.
No-o-mn-nee, He who walks in the Rain; warrior, with his pipe and tobacco-pouch in his hand.
Indians formerly called the Yosemite Valley Ah-wah-nee, meaning "grassy valley."
Scandit aeratas vitiosa naves Cura; nee turmas equitum relinquit.
Quem enim nimia sui caritas ceperit, aliena deserit: nee sibi quisquam ambitiose atque aliis amice consulere potest.
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