Learn English – n equivalent to “née” (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal name

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When a woman marries she often is able to identify her former surname (aka maiden name) using the term née (men can use though it is less common).
If the woman later changes her name due to divorce or widowing/remarriage is there a term to use that would identify her former married name usage?

Example: In this article Meg Mathews is identified as "Famous for: being the former Mrs Noel Gallagher".

This means she has been able at various points in her life to use the following name forms:

  • Meg Mathews
  • Meg (née Mathews) Gallagher
  • Meg Gallagher
  • Mrs. Noel Gallagher
  • Meg Mathews (formerly Mrs. Noel Gallagher)

What I am wondering is if there is an English (or for that matter non-English) term which she could be identified by such as (this is hypothetical):

  • Meg (prév Gallagher) Mathews

I know this is EL&U but I am including in my request any applicable foreign terms since née is itself a foreign term adopted into English usage.

Best Answer

I've not heard one in common usage. "Meg Mathews (formerly Mrs. Noel Gallagher)" is how I'd expect to hear it. (Actually, I'd expect "Meg Mathews (formerly Gallagher)" as a shorthand.)

As changing names multiple times in life, or reverting to a maiden name after divorce is a more modern occurance, we don't have an historical word stolen from some other language.