né

adj, particle — 3 senses

né

adj

/neɪ/

Etymology From French né, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). Doublet of nada.

1

Uncommon Used when giving the former name of a man.

Usually italicised

Sting, né Gordon Sumner
It remained in the custody of Mr Svlad, or "Dirk", Gently, né Cjelli.1987, Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, William Heinemann Ltd, page 23:

2

Uncommon Used when giving a man's name of birth, which was legally changed after.

Usually italicised

né

particle

Etymology Borrowed from Afrikaans nee.

1

South Africa Yeah? not so? hey?

so I saw this girl né, and I wanted to talk to her...

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