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

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 family name at birth

Mrs. Jane Doe, née Smith