née
adjective
ˈnā 
variants or nee
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
Fred Ciampa
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Yup, Newport Live — nee Common Fence Music — presents Laura Veirs July 21. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 Morgan finally got clean by the late-’60s, with the help of his common-law wife Helen Morgan (nee Moore), and was determined to turn his life and career around with a vision. Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021 XXXTentacion, née Jahseh Onfroy, was pronounced dead after being shot Monday in Florida. Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2016 See More
Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Yup, Newport Live — nee Common Fence Music — presents Laura Veirs July 21. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 Morgan finally got clean by the late-’60s, with the help of his common-law wife Helen Morgan (nee Moore), and was determined to turn his life and career around with a vision. Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021 XXXTentacion, née Jahseh Onfroy, was pronounced dead after being shot Monday in Florida. Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 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, 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, 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, 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, 29 June 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
French née, feminine of né, literally, born, past participle of naître to be born, from Latin nasci — more at nation
First Known Use
1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
née
adjective
variants or nee
ˈnā
—used to identify a woman by her maiden name
Mrs. Jane Brown, née Johnson