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—
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Brink was born in 2000 as the only son of Aaron and Laura (nee Voepel) Brink, of Orange, Calif., and a year later, in July 2001, the couple separated.
—Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
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
Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
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
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—used to identify a woman by her family name at birth
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