nee

or née

[ ney ]

/ neɪ /

adjective

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

Nearby words

nedc, nedda, neddy, nederland, nedette, nee, need, need like a hole in the head, needed, needfire, needful

Origin of nee

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

Definition for neer (2 of 2)

ne'er

[ nair ]

/ nɛər /

adverb Literary.

never.

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Examples from the Web for neer

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
I neer made my will yet, I thank heaven; I am not such a sickly creature, I give heaven praise.
The Merry Wives of Windsor|William Shakespeare
Thou art undone then Fellow: no Man that has Been neer him come near me.
Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
Theophilus Wodenoth, pater, natus Lankenkorn neer Lanceston in com.
Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey

He built a pretty house (quaere) neer the cawsey beyond Friar Bacon's studie.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey

British Dictionary definitions for neer (1 of 2)

née

nee

/ (neɪ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for neer (2 of 2)

ne'er

/ (nɛə) /

adverb

a poetic contraction of never

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Word Origin and History for neer (1 of 2)

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).

Word Origin and History for neer (1 of 2)

ne'er

c.1200, contraction of never.