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.
Examples of maiden name in a Sentence
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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Relatives of Christa Gilley, whose maiden name is Bauer, questioned how her husband escaped the country.
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Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
After Bingham was born, Bellamy said that Bingham was his mother's maiden name, and Bing Russell was Kurt Russell's dad.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Serafino — which is Cross’s mom’s maiden name — will open on the ground floor of a four-story residential building at the southwest corner of Washington and Albatross streets in Mission Hills.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Sarah, 45, even opted to keep her maiden name for business and branding after marrying her dentist husband, Patrick Kennedy, in 2009.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
After Bingham was born, Bellamy said that Bingham was his mother's maiden name, and Bing Russell was Kurt Russell's dad.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Serafino — which is Cross’s mom’s maiden name — will open on the ground floor of a four-story residential building at the southwest corner of Washington and Albatross streets in Mission Hills.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Sarah, 45, even opted to keep her maiden name for business and branding after marrying her dentist husband, Patrick Kennedy, in 2009.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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