nee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
    • Hillary Clinton nee Rodham

WordNet


Nee past participle , feminine
Etymology
F., fr. L. nata, fem. of natus, p.p. of nasci to be born. See Nation.
Definitions
  1. Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Staël, née Necker. i.e. maiden name

Webster 1913