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née

[ney]

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adjective

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

Also, née.

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

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née or nee (neɪ)

—*adj*
	indicating the maiden name of a married woman: Mrs Bloggs née Blandish

[C19: from French: past participle (fem) of naître to be born, from Latin nascī]

nee or nee

—*adj*

[C19: from French: past participle (fem) of naître to be born, from Latin nascī]

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nee

introducing the maiden name of a married woman, 1758, from Fr. née, fem. pp. of naître "born," from L. natus, pp. of nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus).

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