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é

or nee

[ ney ]

adjective

  1. formerly known as (used following the person’s current or recognized name to introduce a previous, usually feminine, name):

    Jackie Kennedy Onassis, é Bouvier.



é

/ Աɪ /

adjective

  1. indicating the maiden name of a married woman

    Mrs Bloggs é Blandish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

é has long been used in English, as in French, to pair a woman’s married name with her maiden name. Since women are more likely to change their names in adulthood, the feminine-inflected form of this French word, spelled with a second letter e, is the one most widely used and recognized. While in French a man’s original name would be noted with the masculine form é , some English speakers are only familiar with the form é. It is not uncommon to see this feminine form used for masculine names, or inanimate objects: the Tennessee Titans, é the Houston Oilers. On the other hand, because English has no gender inflection, it is normal for borrowed words to lose gender markings, so the masculine form é is also sometimes seen modifying a woman’s name: Marilyn Monroe, é Norma Jean Mortensen.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

First recorded in 1750–60; from French é, feminine of é (past participle of Բîٰ “to be born”), ultimately derived from Latin ٳܲ; nascent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of é1

C19: from French: past participle (fem) of Բîٰ to be born, from Latin Բī
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Example Sentences

Wife Catherine Lowe, é Giudici, sat almost silently at his side as he told the story.

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Gotti is survived by his children Angie, Sonny and Jonathan Wilson; his Murder Inc. co-founder and brother Chris Lorenzo; mother Nee Nee Lorenzo and sisters Tina and Angie.

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Gotti is survived by his three children, Angie, Sonny and Jonathan Wilson; his mother, Nee Nee Lorenzo; sisters Tina and Angie; and his brother Chris Lorenzo, with whom he co-founded Murder Inc.

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Mrs Armitage, nee Seekanya, became known as the Lady of the Hills during attempts to identify her after her body was found on 20 September 2004.

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Mrs Armitage, nee Seekanya, was known as the Lady of the Hills during attempts to identify her.

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