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href="//www.freethesaurus.com/nee">Thesaurus</a>, <a href="//acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/nee">Acronyms</a>, <a href="//encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/nee">Wikipedia</a>. <div id="MainTxt"> <div id="Definition"><section data-src="hm"><h2>née</h2> also <b>nee</b> <span class="snd" data-snd="N0002800"></span> <span class="pron" onclick="pron_key()">(nā)</span><div class="pseg"><i>adj.</i><div class="ds-list"><b>1. </b> Born. Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman.</div><div class="ds-list"><b>2. </b> Formerly known as.</div></div><hr align="left" class="hmshort"><div class="etyseg">[French, feminine past participle of <span class="tt">naître</span>, <i>to be born</i>, from Old French <span class="tt">naistre</span>, from Latin <span class="tt">nāscī</span>; see <a href='/_/roots.aspx?type=Indo-European&root=gen%c9%99-'>genə-</a> in <a href='/_/roots.aspx?type=Indo-European'>Indo-European roots</a>.]</div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.</div></section><section data-src="hc_dict"><h2>née</h2> (<span onclick="pron_key(1)" class="pron">neɪ</span>) <i>or</i> <h2>nee</h2><div><i>adj</i><div class="ds-list">indicating the maiden name of a married woman: <span class="illustration">Mrs Bloggs née Blandish</span>. </div></div><div class="etyseg">[C19: from French: past participle (fem) of <i>naître</i> to be born, from Latin <i>nascī</i>]</div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014</div></section><section data-src="rHouse"><h2>nee</h2> <h2>or <b>née</b></h2> <span onclick="pron_key(1)" class="pron"> (neɪ) </span> <br> <br> <i>adj. </i> <div class="ds-single"> born (used to introduce the maiden name of a married woman): <span class="illustration"> Mrs. Jones, nee Berg.</span> </div> <div class="etyseg">[1750–60; < French, feminine of <i>né</i> (past participle of <i>naître</i> to be born) < Latin <i>nātus</i> (see <a href="native">native</a>)]</div> <div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. 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Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005</div></section><section lang="fr" data-src="hc_En_Fr"><div lang="En"><h2>née</h2> <span class="pron0x">[ˈneɪ]</span> <i>adj</i><br>née Scott → <span lang="fr"><a href="//fr.thefreedictionary.com/na%c3%aetre">née</a> Scott</span></div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005</div></section><section lang="de" data-src="hc_En_De"><div lang="En"><h2>née</h2> <div class="ds-list"><i>adj</i> <span class="illustration">Mrs Smith, <b>née</b> Jones</span> → <span lang="de"><a href="//de.thefreedictionary.com/frau">Frau</a> <a href="//de.thefreedictionary.com/Smith">Smith</a>, <a href="//de.thefreedictionary.com/geborene">geborene</a> <a href="//de.thefreedictionary.com/Jones">Jones</a></span></div></div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007</div></section><section lang="it" data-src="hc_En_It"><div lang="En"><h2>née</h2> <span class="pron0x">[neɪ]</span> <i>adj</i> → <span lang="it"><a href="//it.thefreedictionary.com/nata">nata</a></span><br>Mary Green neé Smith → <span lang="it">Mary Green <a href="//it.thefreedictionary.com/nata">nata</a> Smith</span></div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995</div></section><section data-src="kdict"><h2>née</h2> (<span onclick="pron_key(1)" class="pron">nei</span>) <i> adjective</i><div class="ds-single"> born; used to state what a woman's name was before she married. <span class="illustration">Mrs Jane Brown, née Black.</span><span class="trans" lang="af" style="display: none;"> gebore </span><span class="trans" lang="ar" style="display: none;"> المَوْلودَه </span><span class="trans" lang="bg" style="display: none;"> по баща </span><span class="trans" lang="br" style="display: none;"> de solteira </span><span class="trans" lang="cs" style="display: none;"> rozená </span><span class="trans" lang="de" style="display: none;"><a href="//de.thefreedictionary.com/geboren">geboren</a></span><span class="trans" lang="da" style="display: none;"> født </span><span class="trans" lang="el" style="display: none;"> το γένος (για γυναικείο όνομα πριν το γάμο) </span><span class="trans" lang="es" style="display: none;"> de soltera </span><span class="trans" lang="et" style="display: none;"> neiupõlvenimega </span><span class="trans" lang="fa" style="display: none;"> موسوم به </span><span class="trans" lang="fi" style="display: none;"> omaa sukua </span><span class="trans" lang="fr" style="display: none;"> née </span><span class="trans" lang="hi" style="display: none;"> (विवाह से) पहले का नाम (स्त्री का) </span><span class="trans" lang="hr" style="display: none;"> rođena,s djevojačkim prezimenom </span><span class="trans" lang="hu" style="display: none;"> született, sz. </span><span class="trans" lang="id" style="display: none;"> nama kelahiran </span><span class="trans" lang="is" style="display: none;"> fæddur </span><span class="trans" lang="it" style="display: none;"><a href="//it.thefreedictionary.com/nata">nata</a></span><span class="trans" lang="ja" style="display: none;"> 旧姓 </span><span class="trans" lang="ko" style="display: none;"> (기혼 여성의 결혼 전 성에 붙여서) 구성(舊姓)의 </span><span class="trans" lang="lt" style="display: none;"> mergautine pavarde </span><span class="trans" lang="lv" style="display: none;"> dzimusi </span><span class="trans" lang="ml" style="display: none;"> nama sebelum berkahwin </span><span class="trans" lang="nl" style="display: none;"><a href="//nl.thefreedictionary.com/geboren">geboren</a></span><span class="trans" lang="pl" style="display: none;"> z domu </span><span class="trans" lang="ps" style="display: none;"> په نامه د </span><span class="trans" lang="pt" style="display: none;"> de solteira </span><span class="trans" lang="ro" style="display: none;"> născută </span><span class="trans" lang="ru" style="display: none;"><a href="//ru.thefreedictionary.com/%d1%83%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b4%d1%91%d0%bd%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%8f">урождённая</a></span><span class="trans" lang="sk" style="display: none;"> rodená </span><span class="trans" lang="sl" style="display: none;"> rojena </span><span class="trans" lang="sr" style="display: none;"> rođeno </span><span class="trans" lang="sv" style="display: none;"> född </span><span class="trans" lang="th" style="display: none;"> คำเรียกตามหลังชื่อและนามสกุลของหญิงที่แต่งงานแล้ว </span><span class="trans" lang="tr" style="display: none;"><a href="//tr.thefreedictionary.com/k%c4%b1zl%c4%b1k+soyad%c4%b1">kızlık soyadı</a></span><span class="trans" lang="tw" style="display: none;"> 娘家姓... </span><span class="trans" lang="uk" style="display: none;"> уроджена </span><span class="trans" lang="ur" style="display: none;"> عورت کا شادي سے پہلے کا نام </span><span class="trans" lang="vi" style="display: none;"> tên thời con gái </span><span class="trans" lang="zh" style="display: none;"><a href="//zh.thefreedictionary.com/%e5%a8%98%e5%ae%b6%e5%a7%93...">娘家姓...</a></span></div><div class="cprh"><span class="i A cpr"></span>Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.</div></section></div></div> </div> <aside style="margin-top:1rem"> <br><br> Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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I</a></div></DIV><DIV class=lit>Prior to joining the Manhattan office, <span class=highlight>Nee</span> was the sales manager of the firm's Fort Lauderdale office.<div class=lit_links><a href="https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Marcus+%26+Millichap+Real+Estate+Investment+Services-a0304535213">Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services</a></div></DIV><div data-periodicals="4"></div> </div> </div> <br> <div class="block width34"> <div class="heading-block"> <strong class="title">Dictionary browser</strong> <a href="//www.thefreedictionary.com/_/help/help3.htm#326" class="link">?</a> </div> <div class="list-holder height240"> <ul><li>▲</li><li><a href="nectared">nectared</a></li><li><a href="Nectareous">Nectareous</a></li><li><a href="nectareousness">nectareousness</a></li><li><a href="nectarial">nectarial</a></li><li><a href="nectaried">nectaried</a></li><li><a href="nectariferous">nectariferous</a></li><li><a href="nectarine">nectarine</a></li><li><a href="nectarine+tree">nectarine 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