married name

noun

: a surname acquired by a woman through marriage

Examples of married name in a Sentence

She used to be Susan Brown, but her married name is Susan Wilson.
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Known then by her married name of Adriana Shayota, Camberos was at the time about halfway through a 26-month federal prison term for her role in a fraud scheme with her ex-husband and others involving counterfeit 5-hour Energy drinks. Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 Her Facebook account reflected her married name: Jenifer Coppola Cage. Charna Flam, People.com, 2 May 2025 What To Know Jones, 34, resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and has used her maiden and married names in voter registration and court documents. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Critics fear the move will disenfranchise troops overseas, Native Americans, women whose married name does not match their birth certificate, and disabled people who cannot physically get to a voter registration location to show their proof. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for married name

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of married name was in 1903

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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/married%20name. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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