bien né
French, adjective/bjɛ̃ ne/
bien né is a French adjective meaning “noble, highborn, well-born” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui descend d’une famille noble”.
What does bien né mean in English?
adjective
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noble, highborn, well-born
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui descend d’une famille noble. 2. En parlant d'un cheval de course, dont les parents sont illustres ou qui a un pédigrée remarquable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bien né
- bien née feminine
- bien nés masculine plural
- bien nées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bien né?
- /bjɛ̃ ne/
- \bjɛ̃ ne\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bien né
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.