née
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nee"
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French née (“born”, feminine singular).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]née (not comparable)
- Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.
- Mrs Smith, née Jones
- Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
- Since the name change, Butch (née Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the original French, the masculine form né should be used when the subject is masculine. In English, this distinction is not always followed.
Translations
[edit]used to indicate maiden name of a woman
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used to indicate a former name
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Participle
[edit]née f sg
Further reading
[edit]- “née”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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