English Explanatory Dictionary

nee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative spelling of née.
adj
  1. Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
intj
  1. no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Initialism of NextEra Energy.

Pronunciation

/neɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nee.wav En-us-nay.ogg /niː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nee2.wav

Word forms

nee née Nees

Etymology

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

Related words

nee-naw nee nor

Derived words

nee way
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