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Is there an abbreviation for "nee" or "born"?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just n. or b., as in "Beauchamp, Henry George Arthur, Lord Waverley, b. 1899.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is now very rare to see "nee" anywhere, but it used to be common in some contexts. Every now and then, I still see it in an obituary for an elderly woman. Very occasionally, I will see "Jane Smith (n. Jones), and while I know that this means "nee Jones," signifying that the late Mrs. Smith was born with the surname "Jones," I often wonder how many other people understand that "n."

    Usually, a modern obit will say, "Jane Smith, born Jane Jones..." or, "Jane Jones Smith," daughter of the late John and Susan Jones," or something similar.

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