The Clue
Family name preceder (3 letter answer)
The Answer
NEE
Tags
Notes
The answer NEE is very common and appears about once every 27 puzzles.
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Born
Born as
Formerly
Originally
Prenuptial?
Born, in Bordeaux
Born: Fr.
Formerly known as
Formerly named
Genealogy word
Maiden-named
Miss-named
Name separator
Nuptial footnote
Once known as
Once-named
Originally named
Part of a name
Word in society
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Alumna's bio word
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Designating a maiden name
Dolley Madison, ___ Payne
Family tree word
Hillary Clinton, ___ Rodham
Identification aid in an obituary
Lou Hoover, ___ Henry
Maiden-name predecessor
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Rebecca Crawley, ___ Sharp
Society page word
Society-page word
Wedding-announcement word
Ellen Louise Wilson, ___ Axson
First Lady Lou Hoover, ___ Henry
Definition
NEE as an adjective:
1. (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman; "Hillary Clinton nee Rodham"