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né en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /neɪ/

Etymology

From French né, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). Doublet of nada.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, qualifier:usually italicised, uncommon) Used when giving the former name of a man.
   • Sting, né Gordon Sumner
   • It remained in the custody of Mr Svlad, or "Dirk", Gently, né Cjelli. 1987, Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, William Heinemann Ltd, page 23:
2. (not-comparable, qualifier:usually italicised, uncommon) Used when giving a man's name of birth, which was legally changed after.

Coordinates

nés · nées · née

né en · PART · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /neɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans nee.

Meanings

1. (South-Africa) Yeah? not so? hey?
   • so I saw this girl né, and I wanted to talk to her...