née

née

adjective \ˈnā\

Definition of NÉE

1

—used to identify a woman by her maiden family name

2

: originally or formerly called <the Brewers née Pilots who also are in their third year — Fred Ciampa>

Variants of NÉE

née or nee \ˈnā\

Origin of NÉE

French née, feminine of né, literally, born, past participle of naître to be born, from Latin nasci — more at nation

First Known Use: 1758

Rhymes with NÉE

a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea