né

¹

or ne

[ ney ]

adjective

1. formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually masculine, name):

   Harry Houdini, né Erik Weisz.

Ne

²

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. neon.

NE

³

abbreviation for

1. Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. northeast.
3. northeastern.
4. Biology, Ecology. not evaluated ( def ).

ne-

⁴

1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel:

   neencephalon.

n.e.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. northeast.
2. northeastern.

N.E.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. naval engineer.
2. New England ( def ).
3. northeast.
4. northeastern.

Ne

¹

the chemical symbol for

1. neon

ne-

²

combining_form

1. a variant of neo- , esp used before a vowel

   Nearctic

NE

³

abbreviation for

1. New England

ne

⁴

the internet domain name for

1. Niger

NE

⁵

symbol for

1. northeast(ern)

abbreviation for

1. Nebraska

Gender Note

See née.

Word History and Origins

Origin of né¹

First recorded in 1935–40; from French né, literally “born,” past participle of naître “to be born,” ultimately derived from Latin nātus; nascent ( def )

Example Sentences

On Friday, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel posted on X that “we don’t think that the conditions for such elections are in place in NE Syria in present time.”

From Seattle Times

Less than an hour later, another woman was injured in a shooting across town in the 1300 block of H Street NE.

From Washington Times

The Atlanta Police Department said officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE in the city’s Buckhead district around 6:25 p.m.,

From Seattle Times

Sylvan Altieri said officers were patrolling the trail Tuesday afternoon, when a robbery was reported near Chancellor’s Row and then another in the 700 block of Edgewood Street NE minutes later.

From Washington Times

In the new study, he identified ACTIVIN-A, a protein that belongs to a family of growth factors, as important in regulating neurogenesis in human NE neurons.

From Science Daily