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From: "Ken Boyce" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Origin of nee
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 21:06:56 -0700
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Thanks Bob But how did it come to be used as a pretext to a maidens(!) surname
Ken Boyce
Burnaby
British Columbia, Canada
Researching PERRIS of London BOYCE of Herts


----- Original Message -----
From: bcunning
To: Ken Boyce ;
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Origin of nee


Hello from Australia Ken. It is indeed French.Past participle, feminine of naitre meaing ' to be born.' cheers, Bob

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> Anyone care to take a stab at explaining how the use of "nee" came about. - and I know it is of French origin meaning birth
>
> Ken Boyce
> Burnaby
> British Columbia, Canada
> Researching PERRIS of London BOYCE of Herts
>
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