Definition of maiden name
: the surname of a woman before she marries
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Examples of maiden name in a Sentence
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
Recent Examples of maiden name from the Web
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Chef/owner, Scott Brown, who used his wife’s maiden name as its moniker, worked for Lily’s Seafood in Royal Oak for 13 years.
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Nicolai, who used her maiden name -- Stephanie Adams -- on her website, described herself as a former model who attended Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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Something as innocuous as publicly posting a picture with your mom — with her maiden name tagged — could be all a thief needs to gain access to your credit.
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Carmadelle, whose maiden name is Renatza, said her grandfather and his father grew row crops, including vegetables, up and down Plaquemines Parish.
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Aquino's character, Sara, has dropped her maiden name Rosensweig in favor of the less ethnic-sounding Goode, her second husband's surname.
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The fraudsters are trying to get potential victims to hand over personal information, such as mother's maiden name, passport number, PIN numbers and pass codes, and bank account information.
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Carruthers, whose maiden name is Procter and is a descendant of the Procter & Gamble founders, spent more than $176,000 on advertisements and other expenses.
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As a child, Krug, whose maiden name is Horton, attended Notre Dame School in Clarendon Hills and Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park.
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First Known Use of maiden name
1689
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: a woman's family name before she is married
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