r/MadeMeSmile • u/RoyalChris • Feb 25 '25

Wholesome Moments 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/shediedjill Feb 26 '25

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.

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u/Fluid_Bookkeeper_693 Feb 27 '25

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 :)

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u/shediedjill Feb 27 '25

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.