née
because men don't change their names when they marry, the parallel French word meaning "born" for men (né) is not used in English; he always is what he was né. Née has outlived its usefulness, appearing only now and then in an obituary, society column, or crossword puzzle. Use either "born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams," "the former Virginia Stephen," or both the woman's names: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
