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; nascent ( def. )

Example Sentences

A Labubu movie could also capitalise on the momentum of Chinese animation, following the blockbuster success of Ne Zha 2 and the video game Black Myth: Wukong, Tuli said.

From BBC

The highest-grossing film globally in 2025 was the Chinese animated movie “Ne Zha 2,” only the second time a film produced outside of Hollywood has taken the top spot.

From Los Angeles Times

“What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf?” focuses on Chip, a ne’er-do-well scion of a wealthy New Hampshire banking family where “everything had been decided for him long before he was born.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

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