né

¹ American  

[ney] / neɪ /

Or ne

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.

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Ne ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. neon.

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NE ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Nebraska (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. northeast.

3. northeastern.

4. Biology, Ecology. not evaluated.

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ne- ⁴ American  

1. variant of neo- especially before a vowel.

   neencephalon.

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n.e. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. northeast.

2. northeastern.

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N.E. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. naval engineer.

2. New England.

3. northeast.

4. northeastern.

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NE ¹ British  

symbol

1. northeast(ern)

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abbreviation

1. Nebraska

NE ² British  

abbreviation

1. New England

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Ne ³ British  

symbol

1. neon

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ne- ⁴ British  

combining form

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

   Nearctic

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ne ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. Niger

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Gender

See née.

Etymology

Origin of né

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

And even though X, né Twitter, has decayed under the leadership of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, it’s is still the closest thing our fractious online society has to a town square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Meta, né Facebook, is out to create its own metaverse.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2022

The eminent jazz saxophonist Pharoah Sanders teamed up with the electronic musician and composer Floating Points, né Sam Shepherd, to record “Promises,” which both expanded and cooled down each musician’s natural aesthetics.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021

The Pistols’ frontman, Johnny Rotten, né John Lydon, was and is an Arsenal fan.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2017

Les Théologiens posent d’un côté pour principe, que le baptême, qui est une naissance spirituelle, suppose une premiere naissance; il faut être né dans le monde, pour renaître en Jesus Christ, comme ils l’enseignent.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence