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)

ne'er

[nair]

adverb Literary.

never.

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Examples from the Web for neer

Historical Examples of neer

"Reck'n et's neer onto three thousin' mile," drawled the Confed.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals
T. C. DeLeon
Could neer express the charming lip that has me in its powr.
Victorian Songs
Various
And I neer hae been able to get his brother beyond What is effectual calling?
The Entail
John Galt
Its an innocent sang for a that; and I wish his brothers may neer do waur than sing the like ot.
The Entail
John Galt
He died at Burwell neer Lowth in Lincolnshire about 1656 or 1657, aged 92 yeares.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)
John Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for neer

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

ne'er

adverb

a poetic contraction of never

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Word Origin and History for neer

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).

ne'er

c.1200, contraction of never.