as in surname
a woman's last name before she is married
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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Recent Examples of maiden name
Her mother, who attended the University of Kansas, was born with the maiden name Kerr.
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Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
Noun
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Andrew will now go by Mountbatten Windsor, the royal family's surname for direct descendants of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Baptista is Portuguese, and the baby’s name is a nod to her roots and her family surname.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The defeat has all but ended TCU’s hopes of reaching the Big 12 title game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Here she is being woke in the name of destroying her enemies, most of whom the show has given us very little reason to root for.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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What if that once-in-a-lifetime work of investigative journalism, the one sure to bring glory upon the writer’s name, will also have dire consequences for someone who could otherwise do a lot of good?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Son of Spergy — the title is a nod to the nickname of Caesar’s father, gospel singer Norwill Simmonds — is the fourth album by the singer-songwriter.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 22-year-old Scarberry said the shop is named after the nickname her friends gave her.—
Jason Dill
November 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The term is used to describe the children of actors, singers, models and entrepreneurs who often benefit due to the connections and power of their family name.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Yet another was a forum for people who, like me, had left a highly controlling religious denomination.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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This rounding practice isn't new and has been used in other countries such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand where low-denomination coins have been eliminated.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both Prince William and Prince Harry later honored their mother by giving their daughters, Princess Charlotte and Princess Lilibet, the middle name of Diana.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Neo-soul is in her blood, her mom introduced her to Lauryn Hill’s music, and Olivia’s middle name, Lauren, is actually a tribute to Hill.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even then, the first name that popped up was indeed Kravitz’s.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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Focus group participants were identified only by their first name and last initial.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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