Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis and his efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he had rescued, who were now adults.

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[u/PetulantPersimmon]

I don't think I've ever seen 'né' for a man before, only ever 'née' for the ladies!

[u/shediedjill → u/PetulantPersimmon]

Interestingly it looks like his family’s Jewish name was Wertheim but they changed it to Winton to integrate after they moved to London! Hence the ne.

[u/Fluid_Bookkeeper_693 → u/shediedjill]

Well, the né is beacause he was born with a different name, but what PetulantPersimmon was referring to was the difference in né and née. Né stands for "originally born as", you're right on this one. But here, né is used because he was a man. Née is used when referring to a woman. Hope that helps :)

[u/shediedjill → u/Fluid_Bookkeeper_693]

Yeah I understood that haha, I was just referring to the fact that there’s a reason why this gentleman even has ‘ne’ whereas it’s traditionally women who do.

[u/[deleted] → u/PetulantPersimmon]

we are the knights who say

[u/JobExcellent1151 → u/[deleted]]

Maybe not the right place for such shenanigans but I applaud you good sir👏

[u/Fluid_Bookkeeper_693 → u/PetulantPersimmon]

né stands for "born" in french. "né" is the masculine version of "born" because a single "é" is the ending here. "Née" is the feminine ending version since all feminine past tense endings in frnech typically end in an additional "e". For example: "il a mangé" meaning "he ate" while "elle a mangée" means "she ate". In this case, you're referring to "il est né" and "elle est née" which is just cut short to "né" and "née".

Hope I could help :)

Edit: spelling

[u/PetulantPersimmon → u/Fluid_Bookkeeper_693]

Oh, I know what it means. I just never see it for men! Until now.

[u/AWOOGABIGBOOBA → u/PetulantPersimmon]

fyi "né" and "née" is just "born" (masculine and feminine spellings) in french