Re: [BRHSlist] What does 'nee' mean?

["Rupert and Maureen" <gamlenz@i...>]

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

Rupert
(I never had the privilege of seeing the Q live because I was "nee" in the
wrong country)