maiden name
noun
plural maiden names
: the surname prior to marriage of a person who takes their spouse's last name
especially
: the surname of a married or divorced woman prior to marriage
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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At the time of Diana's death, the future Duchess of Edinburgh was a public relations professional known by her maiden name, Sophie Rhys-Jones, and was dating Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 28 July 2025
Ask Lucy ‘Tough’ Bronze — her middle name taken from her mother Diane’s maiden name.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
But the morning after the Coldplay concert, Kerrigan switched to her maiden name on her social medial profile, according to the New York Post and other outlets.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Things then turned around for Byrne, whose maiden name is Basic.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 28 July 2025
Ask Lucy ‘Tough’ Bronze — her middle name taken from her mother Diane’s maiden name.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2025
But the morning after the Coldplay concert, Kerrigan switched to her maiden name on her social medial profile, according to the New York Post and other outlets.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
Things then turned around for Byrne, whose maiden name is Basic.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for maiden name
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maiden%20name. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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