née
adjective
\ ˈnā
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\
variants:
or nee
Definition of née
1
—used to identify a woman by her maiden family name Mrs. Jane Doe, née Smith
2
: originally or formerly called
the Brewers née Pilots who also are in their third year— Fred Ciampa
Examples of née in a Sentence
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XXXTentacion, née Jahseh Onfroy, was pronounced dead after being shot Monday in Florida. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Los Angeles Police Shut Down The XXXTentacion Memorial In L.A.," 20 June 2018 Son to Tiggy Pettifer, nee Legge-Bourke, his mom was nanny to William and Harry in the 1990’s and has remained close to William ever since. — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, "Remember the Flower Girl Who Stole Will and Kate's Wedding? Find Out Where She Is Now!," 8 May 2018 Carole King, nee Carol Klein, started writing songs as a teenager at James Madison High School, and made demo records with her friend Paul Simon. — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, "Douglas McGrath faced Texas-size challenge to condense King’s life into ‘Beautiful’," 5 Sep. 2017 Lewis, nee Hurwitz, had been married briefly in her late teens, to advertising executive Stan Lewis, a union that had ended badly. — Maria Carter, Country Living, "'Lamb Chop' Creator Shari Lewis Struggled with Marriage and Motherhood," 30 June 2017 The New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue has been renamed for Stephen A. Schwarzman, the old New York State Theater for David H. Koch and Avery Fisher (nee Philharmonic) Hall at Lincoln Center for David Geffen. — Michael Cooper, New York Times, "Ronald Perelman Donates $75 Million for Arts Complex at World Trade Center Site," 29 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'née.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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née
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of née
—used after a married woman's name to identify the family name that she had when she was born
See the full definition for née in the English Language Learners Dictionary
née
adjective
variants:
or nee \ ˈnā \
Kids Definition of née
—used to identify a woman by her maiden name Mrs. Jane Brown, née Johnson