Nee vs. Nep — What's the Difference?

Born. Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman.

Catmint, catnip; Nepeta cataria.

Formerly known as.

A knot in a fibre of cotton.

Alternative spelling of née

One who engages in nepotism, usually referring to the one who benefits from it.

(Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.

Catnip.

Born; - a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name); as, Madame de Staël, née Necker.

(meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman;