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• né
  né

  adjective

  formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually masculine, name).
• Ne
  Ne

  neon.
• NE
  NE

  abbreviation

  Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
• ne-
  ne-

  variant of neo- especially before a vowel.
• n.e.
  n.e.

  abbreviation

  northeast.
• N.E.
  N.E.

  abbreviation

  naval engineer.
• ne
  ne

  abbreviation

  Niger

né

¹ American  

[ney] / neɪ /

Or ne

adjective

1. formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually masculine, name).

   Harry Houdini, né Erik Weisz.

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Ne ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. neon.

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NE ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. northeast.

3. northeastern.

4. Biology, Ecology. not evaluated.

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ne- ⁴ American  

1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel.

   neencephalon.

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n.e. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. northeast.

2. northeastern.

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N.E. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. naval engineer.

2. New England.

3. northeast.

4. northeastern.

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NE ¹ British  

symbol

1. northeast(ern)

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abbreviation

1. Nebraska

NE ² British  

abbreviation

1. New England

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Ne ³ British  

symbol

1. neon

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ne- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. a variant of neo- , esp used before a vowel

   Nearctic

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ne ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Niger

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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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né Ne NE ne- n.e. N.E. ne

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

Over the door is inscribed on white marble “Napoleon est né dans cette maison le XV Aovt MDCCLXIX”.

From Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads by C. B. Black

She went on to lead the revolt against the then-dictator, General Ne Win.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

“Wukong and Ne Zha are global hits,” he said in his New Year’s address.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 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 tute = Not entirely, not altogether, not quite.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox

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

Reina Cartagena, who owns Adelita's Cafe on NE 2nd Ave, one of Little Haiti's main roads, says her rent has doubled in less than a year.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 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

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

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

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

"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

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

After projecting movies at the University Theater, 5510 University Way N.E., he managed the Seven Gables, Landmark Theatres and Sundance Cinemas until the pandemic ended those reels.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

Market St., and the U-District store, at 4535 University Way N.E., will close on Oct.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

Firefighters responded just after 4 p.m. and spent roughly 40 minutes battling the blaze at 2005 N.E. 130th St., according to the Seattle Fire Department.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

On the 10th, a fresh breeze from the N.E., a low glass, and thick weather, with constant rain, would have prevented my nearing the land again if I had been disposed to do so.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy

Influencers and brands are attempting to cash in by bottling and selling Carolyn’s unreplicable je ne sais quoi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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

Her final performance here was to Non, je ne regrette rien by Edith Piaf, and Sakamoto must have no regrets about a performance in which all 12 elements were given positive grades of execution.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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

Those whose fables and metaphors, whose similes, and soliloquies, whose diction and je ne sais quoi daily slip into your survival soup, by way of their fingers.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat