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geborene

Geborene is a German term used in genealogical and civil records to indicate a woman’s birth name, i.e., her maiden name. It corresponds to the English “née” and the French “née,” and is commonly written in full as “geborene” or abbreviated as “geb.” in documents. The form is primarily encountered in contexts involving name changes through marriage and is not typically used for men.

Geborene appears most often in formal documents, such as civil records, marriage certificates, birth records, obituaries,

Grammar and usage: “geborene” is the feminine form of the past participle “geboren” used attributively to indicate

See also: Geburtsname, née (naming conventions for birth names), Geburt. Additional references include German language and

and
genealogical
summaries,
to
link
a
person’s
current
surname
with
their
birth
surname.
A
typical
usage
is:
Maria
Schmidt,
geb.
Mayer,
meaning
Maria
Schmidt,
born
Mayer.
This
notation
helps
clarify
a
person’s
naming
history
for
legal,
historical,
or
biographical
purposes.
a
birth
surname.
In
everyday
writing,
the
abbreviated
form
“geb.”
is
more
common,
while
the
full
form
“geborene”
may
appear
in
formal
prose
or
detailed
genealogical
listings.
The
construction
is
mainly
found
in
German-speaking
contexts.
genealogy
dictionaries
for
guidance
on
capitalization
and
abbreviations.