Nee

/neɪ/

adjective

Used after a woman's married name to mention the family name she had before she was married.

Sarah Ferguson, nee Watts.

Often appears as...

nee smith
nee johnson

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Idiomatic

adjective

Used after a woman's married name to mention the family name she had before she was married.

Sarah Ferguson, nee Watts.

Often appears as...

nee smith
nee johnson

Usage tips

Idiomatic

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Marital Status Clue

Indicates the surname a woman had before marriage, often seen in obituaries or wedding announcements.

Julia Roberts, nee Miller, stars in the new movie.

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Cultural Sensitivity

Recognize that the use of 'nee' reflects cultural practices about naming and is less common in some places.

She is known as Annette Bening, nee Bening, keeping her maiden name.

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Historical Context

'nee' can be useful in genealogy or historical texts to track family lineage or name changes.

In the family tree, Charlotte Bronte appears as Charlotte Bronte, nee Bronte.

Pro Tip 1/3

Marital Status Clue

Indicates the surname a woman had before marriage, often seen in obituaries or wedding announcements.

Julia Roberts, nee Miller, stars in the new movie.

Pro Tip 2/3

Cultural Sensitivity

Recognize that the use of 'nee' reflects cultural practices about naming and is less common in some places.

She is known as Annette Bening, nee Bening, keeping her maiden name.

Pro Tip 3/3

Historical Context

'nee' can be useful in genealogy or historical texts to track family lineage or name changes.

In the family tree, Charlotte Bronte appears as Charlotte Bronte, nee Bronte.

Pro Tip 1/3

Marital Status Clue

Indicates the surname a woman had before marriage, often seen in obituaries or wedding announcements.

Julia Roberts, nee Miller, stars in the new movie.

Pro Tip 2/3

Cultural Sensitivity

Recognize that the use of 'nee' reflects cultural practices about naming and is less common in some places.

She is known as Annette Bening, nee Bening, keeping her maiden name.

Pro Tip 3/3

Historical Context

'nee' can be useful in genealogy or historical texts to track family lineage or name changes.

In the family tree, Charlotte Bronte appears as Charlotte Bronte, nee Bronte.

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Understanding bipolar...

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Sophie Hunger plays...

cool but hey hey anything back so shovel lunch if I travel and you find a bunch of I haven't launched a fighter trip hey uh um go keys bands homes your coma Deanna Dewberry na nee Harbin kokis

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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...

I rush nee rush Neos making the observation that she's often seen the elephants running towards a dam as if there's not enough water around for them

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Wolfgang Paul

German Physicist

I was born on August 10, 1913, in Lorenzkirch, a small village in Saxony, as the fourth child of Theodor and Elisabeth Paul, nee Ruppel. All in all, we were six children. Both parents were descendants from Lutheran ministers in several generations.

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Paul Heyse

German Writer

I was born in Berlin on March 15, 1830, the second son of the royal university professor K. W. L. Heyse and his wife Julie, nee Saaling, who came from a Jewish family.

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Heinrich Boll

German Writer

I was born December 21, 1917, in Cologne, on the Rhine, the son of the sculptor and cabinet-maker, Viktor Boell, and his wife, Maria, nee Hermanns.

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Wolfgang Paul

German Physicist

I was born on August 10, 1913, in Lorenzkirch, a small village in Saxony, as the fourth child of Theodor and Elisabeth Paul, nee Ruppel. All in all, we were six children. Both parents were descendants from Lutheran ministers in several generations.

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Paul Heyse

German Writer

I was born in Berlin on March 15, 1830, the second son of the royal university professor K. W. L. Heyse and his wife Julie, nee Saaling, who came from a Jewish family.

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Heinrich Boll

German Writer

I was born December 21, 1917, in Cologne, on the Rhine, the son of the sculptor and cabinet-maker, Viktor Boell, and his wife, Maria, nee Hermanns.

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