Definition of "né"

né¹

/neɪ/

adjective
not comparable
1. (rare, usually italicised) Used to specify the original name of a man.
  Quotations
  It remained in the custody of Mr Svlad, or "Dirk", Gently, né Cjelli.
  1987, Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, William Heinemann Ltd, page 23

né²

/neɪ/

particle
1. (South Africa) Yeah? not so? hey?