Meanings
adjectivenée (not comparable)
alternative nee
- not comparableUsed when giving the maiden name of a woman.
Mrs Smith, née Jones
1 more example
1891, A Scandal in Bohemia, Arthur Conan Doyle Irene Norton, née Adler.
- not comparableUsed when giving a former name. Originally known as.
Since the name change, Butch (née Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 娘家姓氏, 原姓
- 娘家姓氏 (niángjiaxìngshì)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- 原姓 (yuánxìng)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- 本姓 (běnxìng)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- 舊姓 /旧姓 (jiùxìng)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- 前称 (qiánchēng)used to indicate a former name
- 舊名 /旧名 (jiùmíng)used to indicate a former name
Czech rozená
- rozenáused to indicate maiden name of a woman
Danish født, f.
- fødtused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- f.used to indicate maiden name of a woman
Esperanto nasknome, fraŭlinnome
- nasknomeused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- fraŭlinnomeused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- nasknomeused to indicate a former name
Finnish omaa sukua, o.s.
- omaa sukuaused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- o.s.used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- syntyäänused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- syntyjäänused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- synt.used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- syntyäänused to indicate a former name
- syntyjäänused to indicate a former name
- synt.used to indicate a former name
French née
- néeused to indicate maiden name of a woman
German geborene, geb.
- geboreneused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- geb.used to indicate maiden name of a woman
Greek γένος
- γένος (génos)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
Hebrew לבית
- לביתused to indicate maiden name of a woman
Hungarian született, leánykori neve/nevén
- születettused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- leánykori neve/nevénused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- korábbanused to indicate a former name
Italian nata, nata
- nataused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- nataused to indicate a former name
Japanese 旧姓, 旧名
- 旧姓 (kyūsei)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- 旧名 (kyūmei)used to indicate a former name
Polish z domu
- z domuused to indicate maiden name of a woman
Russian урождённая, в деви́честве
- урождённая (uroždjónnaja)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- в деви́честве (v devíčestve)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
Slovak rodená
- rodenáused to indicate maiden name of a woman
Spanish de soltera
- de solteraused to indicate maiden name of a woman
Swedish född, född
- föddused to indicate maiden name of a woman
- föddused to indicate a former name
- tidigareused to indicate a former name
Thai สกุลเดิม, นามเดิม
- สกุลเดิม (sà-gun-dəəm)used to indicate maiden name of a woman
- นามเดิม (naam-dəəm)used to indicate a former name
- ชื่อเดิม (chʉ̂ʉ-dəəm)used to indicate a former name
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
née. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%C3%A9e
MLA
“née.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%C3%A9e. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “née,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/n%C3%A9e.
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