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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  

[nay] / 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. )

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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

There would always be the select few interested in two such examples of the littérateur bien né.

From Renée Mauperin by Alys Hallard

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Fantasy adventure film Ne Zha 2 is still comfortably ahead, having made most of its $2.2bn takings in China.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 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

Demonstrations forced Ne Win's resignation, but Myanmar's military chain of command continued to Min Aung Hlaing, also rumoured to be motivated by superstition.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

Ne wolde I looke Ne reade inne any other booke If I belyke could find therein the charte And indice to thy hearte.

From Poems by Arthur Macy

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

Street Youth Ministries: 4540 15th Ave NE in Seattle is open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 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 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

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

Sunday through Friday at 1604 N.E. 50th St. in Seattle.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

Dec. 9 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at Chapel at Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive N.E.,

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

Legion, located at 700 Bellevue Way N.E., opens at 5 p.m. from Oct 3-8, with plans to launch lunch service Oct. 9., starting at 11 a.m.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 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

The streams going N.E. drain to the Wadi Melh, a dry river-bed which joins the Nile near Debba, but on reaching the plain the waters sink into the sandy soil and disappear.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

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

On one visit, the Ghanaian snack kosua ne meko — soft-boiled eggs topped with a Scotch bonnet pepper relish — was fairly incendiary, with a warning scent wafting through the air.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

It may not exactly be chic, but for Paris luxury fashion house Chanel, this road has a certain je ne sais quoi.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023

Or what's going on in the ne i ghborhood.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

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