nee

or née

[ney]

adjective

born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.

Origin of nee

1750–60; < French, feminine of né (past participle of naître to be born) ≪ Latin nātus (see native)

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Examples from the Web for nee

Contemporary Examples of nee

Jemima Khan, nee Goldsmith, is the daughter of one of Britain's richest men, Sir Jimmy Goldsmith, who died in 1997.
Masseuse Claims Assault by Russell Brand
Tom Sykes
August 2, 2014
Rooney, nee Joe Yule, Jr., always understood his role in life.
Mickey Rooney Was Hollywood’s Golden Age Showman
Lorenza Muñoz
April 7, 2014
Still more celebs: Hank Williams, Jr., headlined for John McCain in Fayetteville ( nee Fort Bragg) Tuesday afternoon.
My Front Row Seat in the Nation's Strangest Swing State
Jim Neal
October 30, 2008

Historical Examples of nee

In that "nee Carfax" there was, to those who knew, something more than met the eye.
Fraternity
John Galsworthy
You is prayen for me, I no, bekose dat pane I had in my bak and my nee, is done gone.
Bolax
Josephine Culpeper
Mrs. Archie Moffam, nee Lucille Brewster, was small and slender.
Indiscretions of Archie
P. G. Wodehouse
Ch' a found your nee'le, gammer, here in my hand be it!Gammer.
Gammer Gurton's Needle
Mr. S. Mr. of Art
Because I spake in your behalf, and said the nee'le was yours.Gammer.
Gammer Gurton's Needle
Mr. S. Mr. of Art

British Dictionary definitions for nee

née

nee

adjective

indicating the maiden name of a married womanMrs Bloggs née Blandish

Word Origin for née

C19: from French: past participle (fem) of naître to be born, from Latin nascī

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Word Origin and History for nee

introducing the maiden name of a married woman, 1758, from French née, fem. past participle of naître "born," from Latin natus, past participle of nasci "to be born" (Old Latin gnasci; see genus).