né

¹

Or ne

[ney]

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.

Ne

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. neon.

NE

³

abbreviation

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

2. northeast.

3. northeastern.

4. Biology, Ecology.,  not evaluated.

ne-

⁴

1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel.

   neencephalon.

n.e.

⁵

abbreviation

1. northeast.

2. northeastern.

N.E.

⁶

abbreviation

1. naval engineer.

2. New England.

3. northeast.

4. northeastern.

NE

¹

symbol

1. northeast(ern)

abbreviation

1. Nebraska

NE

²

abbreviation

1. New England

Ne

³

symbol

1. neon

ne-

⁴

combining form

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

   Nearctic

ne

⁵

abbreviation

1. Niger

Gender Note

See née.

Word History and Origins

Origin of né¹

First recorded in 1935–40; from French né, literally “born,” past participle of naître “to be born,” ultimately derived from Latin nātus; nascent ( def. )

Example Sentences

By the way, the Chinese “Ne Zha 2” is, by far, the highest-grossing animated feature ever, with more than $2.2 billion in worldwide receipts, though it has made only $23 million stateside.

From Los Angeles Times

But I’m pulling for another sequel to pull through: The Chinese animated film ‘Ne Zha 2’ is the highest-grossing film of the year and also exceptionally rendered and endearingly genuine.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lee surrounds himself with a network of well-meaning people who take care of each other, interspersed with assorted ne’er-do-wells.

From Salon

The commercial pushes the Trumpian idea that undocumented immigrants are the ne plus ultra of criminality in this country, even though study after study over decades have shown that they’re less likely to commit crimes than American citizens.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s who Superman né Cain says ICE is pursuing — the oft repeated “worst of the worst” — but Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse found that 71% of people currently held in ICE detention have no criminal records as of July 27 .

From Los Angeles Times