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from <a href="/w/index.php?title=N%C3%A9e&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">Née</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Name at birth</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>A <b>birth name</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Name" title="Name">name</a> given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the <a href="/wiki/Surname" title="Surname">surname</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given name</a>, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a <a href="/wiki/Birth_certificate" title="Birth certificate">birth certificate</a> or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's <a href="/wiki/Legal_name" title="Legal name">legal name</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Connexion_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connexion-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The assumption in the <a href="/wiki/Western_world" title="Western world">Western world</a> is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptism</a> or <i><a href="/wiki/Brit_milah" title="Brit milah">brit milah</a></i>) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include <a href="/wiki/Middle_name" title="Middle name">middle names</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diminutive" title="Diminutive">diminutive</a> forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' <a href="/wiki/Divorce" title="Divorce">divorce</a> or <a href="/wiki/Adoption" title="Adoption">adoption</a> by different parents), and <a href="/wiki/Gender_transition" title="Gender transition">gender transition</a>. <span class="anchor" id="Maiden_names"></span><span class="anchor" id="Married_names"></span><span class="anchor" id="Maiden_and_married_names"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maiden_and_married_names">Maiden and married names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birth_name&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Maiden and married names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Maiden_and_married_names" title="Maiden and married names">Maiden and married names</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Né" redirects here. For the river, see <a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9_(river)" title="Né (river)">Né (river)</a>. For the cuneiform sign, see <a href="/wiki/Ni_(cuneiform)" title="Ni (cuneiform)">Ni (cuneiform)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"De domo" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/De_domo_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="De domo (disambiguation)">De domo (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p>The French and <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_French_expressions_in_English" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of French expressions in English">English-adopted</a> <i>née</i> is the feminine past participle of <i>naître</i>, which means "to be born". <i>Né</i> is the masculine form.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term <i>née</i>, having <a href="/wiki/Feminine_gender" class="mw-redirect" title="Feminine gender">feminine grammatical gender</a>, can be used to denote a <a href="/wiki/Woman" title="Woman">woman's</a> <a href="/wiki/Surname" title="Surname">surname</a> at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's <a href="/wiki/Maiden_and_married_names" title="Maiden and married names">maiden name</a> after her surname has changed due to marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term <i>né</i> can be used to denote a <a href="/wiki/Man" title="Man">man's</a> surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The diacritic mark (the <a href="/wiki/Acute_accent" title="Acute accent">acute accent</a>) over the <i>e</i> is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">Oxford University</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Modern_English_Usage" title="A Dictionary of Modern English Usage">Dictionary of Modern English Usage</a></i>, the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., "<a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, née Roberts" or "<a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, né Blythe").<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be <a href="/wiki/Italic_type" title="Italic type">italicized</a>, but they often are.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Polish_name#Multiple_surnames_of_married_women" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish name">Polish tradition</a>, the term <span title="Polish-language text"><i lang="pl">z domu</i></span> (literally meaning "of the house", <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">de domo</i></span> in <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a>) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as <i>née</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Birth_name&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-must-use-womans-maiden-name-correspondence-15398-view-article.html">"French administration must routinely use woman's maiden name in letters"</a>. <i><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 February</span> 2014</span>. <q>Laws have existed since the French Revolution stating that 'no citizen can use a first name or surname other than that written on their birth certificate' – but many official organisations address both partners by the husband's surname.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Connexion&rft.atitle=French+administration+must+routinely+use+woman%27s+maiden+name+in+letters&rft.date=2014-01-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.connexionfrance.com%2Ffrance-must-use-womans-maiden-name-correspondence-15398-view-article.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABirth+name" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thefreedictionary.com/nee">"nee"</a>, <i>The Free Dictionary</i><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 July</span> 2023</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Free+Dictionary&rft.atitle=nee&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefreedictionary.com%2Fnee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABirth+name" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140113172135/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/n%C3%A9e?q=n%C3%A9e">"née – definition of née in English from the Oxford dictionary"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/n%C3%A9e?q=n%C3%A9e">the original</a> on 13 January 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=n%C3%A9e+%E2%80%93+definition+of+n%C3%A9e+in+English+from+the+Oxford+dictionary&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oxforddictionaries.com%2Fdefinition%2Fenglish%2Fn%25C3%25A9e%3Fq%3Dn%25C3%25A9e&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABirth+name" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-auto-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-auto_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFButterfield2016" class="citation book cs1">Butterfield, Jeremy (10 March 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=-zPKDAAAQBAJ&q=n%C3%A9+and+n%C3%A9e&pg=PT866"><i>Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage</i></a>. 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