né
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né¹
- /neɪ/
Sounds like Neagh, nay, neigh (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From French né, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). Doublet of nada.
adjective
- Used when giving the former name of a man. Sting, né Gordon Sumner
- Used when giving a man's name of birth, which was legally changed after.
né²
- /neɪ/
Sounds like Neagh, nay, neigh (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans nee.
particle
- Yeah? not so? hey? so I saw this girl né, and I wanted to talk to her...
