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> Funny because that is Lyft's (né Zimride)

Holy crow, I've always seen it spelled née, and sure enough, it's because it's almost always used when referring to a woman's name before marriage. Turns out né exists for men! Are companies masculine, then?

(Gendered languages belong in the dumpster of history.)




In French, a company (entreprise) is feminine. I don't know the rule of agreement for loanwords, though.


See also fiancé / fiancée




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