Birth name

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . ^[1]

The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs?either throughout life or until marriage. Possible changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents).

Maiden and married names [ edit ]

The French and English-adopted nee is the feminine past participle of naitre , which means "to be born". Ne is the masculine form. ^[2]

The term nee , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. ^[3] The term ne can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. ^[4] The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over the e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. ^[4]

According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , nee Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , ne Blythe"). ^[5]^[4] Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. ^[5]

In Polish tradition , the term de domo (literally meaning "of the house" in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as nee . ^[a]

Notes [ edit ]

^ In historical contexts, "de domo" may refer to a Polish heraldic clan , e.g. "Paulus de Glownia nobilis de domo Godzamba " (Paul of Glownia noble family, of Godziemba coat of arms ). See also De domo (disambiguation) .

References [ edit ]

^ "French administration must routinely use woman's maiden name in letters" . The Connexion . 27 January 2014 . Retrieved 1 February 2014 . Laws have existed since the French Revolution stating that 'no citizen can use a first name or surname other than that written on their birth certificate' ? but many official organisations address both partners by the husband's surname.
^ "nee" , The Free Dictionary , retrieved 5 July 2023
^ "nee ? definition of nee in English from the Oxford dictionary" . Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Butterfield, Jeremy (10 March 2016). Fowler's Consist Dictionary of Modern English Usage . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106230-8 .
^ ^a ^b Garner, Bryan (11 March 2016). Garner's Modern English Usage . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-049150-5 .

[6] In historical contexts, "de domo" may refer to a Polish heraldic clan , e.g. "Paulus de Glownia nobilis de domo Godzamba " (Paul of Glownia noble family, of Godziemba coat of arms ). See also De domo (disambiguation) .

[Connexion-1] "French administration must routinely use woman's maiden name in letters" . The Connexion . 27 January 2014 . Retrieved 1 February 2014 . Laws have existed since the French Revolution stating that 'no citizen can use a first name or surname other than that written on their birth certificate' ? but many official organisations address both partners by the husband's surname.

[2] "nee" , The Free Dictionary , retrieved 5 July 2023

[3] "nee ? definition of nee in English from the Oxford dictionary" . Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.

[auto-4] Butterfield, Jeremy (10 March 2016). Fowler's Consist Dictionary of Modern English Usage . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106230-8 .

[auto1-5] Garner, Bryan (11 March 2016). Garner's Modern English Usage . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-049150-5 .

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