The term "nee" is usually used in a geanological context to indicate the
following surname is a wife's maiden (birth)name, as in Linda Jones, nee
Borkovsky.
Charlie
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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] What does 'nee' mean?
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> The word "nee" is the past participle of the French verb "naitre" (with a
> circumflex accent ^ over the "a" to indicate contraction or special
length)
> which means "to be born", and is derived from Latin.
> It should have an acute accent (´) over the second "e" (which originally
> indicated a high or rising sound on the vowel)
> The words "native" and "nativity" have a similar root.
> I trust that this clarifies the situation
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> Rupert
> (I never had the privilege of seeing the Q live because I was "nee" in the
> wrong country)
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