adj.
Variant: or nee
Pronunciation: ' n ā
Function: adjective
Etymology: French née, feminine of né, literally, born, past participle of naître to be born, from Latin nasci ― more at NATION
Date: 1758
1 ― used to identify a woman by her maiden family name
2 : originally or formerly called <the Brewers nee Pilots who also are in their third year ― Fred Ciampa>