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neece

neece is the obsolete spelling of niece.

Meaning of niece

Noun

niece (plural nieces)

  1. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
    • My niece just celebrated her 15th birthday.
  2. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

See all 3 meanings of niece

Proper noun capitalized: Neece

Neece (plural Neeces)

  1. A surname.

Forms of neece

Noun
pluralneeces
Proper noun
pluralNeeces

Origin of neece

* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized from Mac Naois, see McNeese. * As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.

Questions about neece

What does neece mean?
Neece means a surname.
What is neece the obsolete spelling of?
Neece is the obsolete spelling of niece.
What part of speech is neece?
Neece is a proper noun.

Words near neece in the dictionary

  1. nee way
  2. nee'n't
  3. nee-naw
  4. neeb
  5. neebs
  6. neece
  7. neeces
  8. Neech
  9. neechee
  10. neechees
  11. Neeches

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: neece (page history and authors); Neece (page history and authors); niece (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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