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née en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /neɪ/

Etymology

From French née (“born”, feminine singular). Doublet of nada, natal, Natal, and Noel.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.
   • Mrs Smith, née Jones
   • 1891, A Scandal in Bohemia, Arthur Conan Doyle Irene Norton, née Adler.
2. (not-comparable) Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
   • Since the name change, Butch (née Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.

Forms

Translations (47)

sl roj. (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · hu korábban (used to indicate a former name) · fi synt. (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · ja 旧名 (used to indicate a former name) · cmn 原姓 (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi o.s. (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · th สกุลเดิม (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi syntyjään (used to indicate a former name) · cs rozená (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · eo nasknome (used to indicate a former name) · he לבית (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · it nata (used to indicate a former name) · fi syntyjään (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · cmn 本姓 (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · th นามเดิม (used to indicate a former name) · fr née (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · cmn 舊姓 /旧姓 (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi omaa sukua (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · cmn 舊名 /旧名 (used to indicate a former name) · sk rodená (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · rsk народзена (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi syntyään (used to indicate a former name) · hu született (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · sv tidigare (used to indicate a former name) · eo fraŭlinnome (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · de geborene (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · sv född (used to indicate a former name) · sv född (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · cmn 娘家姓氏 (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi syntyään (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · da født (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · it nata (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · de geb. (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · cmn 前称 (used to indicate a former name) · ja 旧姓 (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · sl rojena (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · hu leánykori neve/nevén (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · es de soltera (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · eo nasknome (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · rsk дзивоцке (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · pl z domu (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · ru урождённая (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · ru в деви́честве (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · da f. (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · th ชื่อเดิม (used to indicate a former name) · el γένος (used to indicate maiden name of a woman) · fi synt. (used to indicate a former name)