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
Mary, then known by her maiden name Mary Godwin, was only 18 and still recovering from the loss of her first child.
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Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 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
The choice to use her mother’s maiden name was both personal tribute and strategic positioning.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emily previously explained that Gibson is her middle name and her mother's maiden name, and Kyle is Tyler's grandmother's last name.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 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
The choice to use her mother’s maiden name was both personal tribute and strategic positioning.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emily previously explained that Gibson is her middle name and her mother's maiden name, and Kyle is Tyler's grandmother's last name.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
Noun
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Nataliia made a pastry swan to celebrate her grandparents, whose surname translates to the name of a wetland bird.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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This here is a nepo baby failing to live up to his surname.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
9 Oct. 2025
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More Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Aces have won their third WNBA title in the last four years, behind another dominant season from the best women's basketball player in the world, A'ja Wilson.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Animation specialist label Gebeka Films acquired French distribution rights to the title, which will be released in the country next year.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The group published their ideas, known early on as neoplasticism (Nieuwe Beelding), through the magazine De Stijl, whose title eventually became the popular name of their movement.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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That group of names included New York Jets running back Breece Hall, and Locker named the Chiefs among his top landing spots.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Beatrice is stepmother to Edo's 9-year-old son Christopher Woolf (who goes by the nickname Wolfie), while the couple also shares daughters Sienna, 3, and Athena, 6 months.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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It’s named after her late father, Orlando Cortes, whose Cuban nickname was Lilico.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Beckham, a marketeer to her core and fully aware of the power of the family name, offered deeply personal stories to go with each fragrance.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Altogether, the Ellison family name is taking shape to be the future of movies, streaming, TV shows and more.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Italian Americans are mainly Roman Catholic, with minorities practicing other Christian denominations and faiths.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Altogether, in just a decade and a half, Christian denominations lost about 15% of the total population.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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The couple exclusively told PEOPLE that his middle name was an homage to Karp's late father.—
Sarah Title,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The little boy’s middle name, Three, is a nod to the number his father wears on the back of his jersey.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk, which also makes the top 100, is similarly known for a culture where employees call the CEO by their first name, and don’t feel pressure to stay at work late.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The body art features Wilde's son Otis Alexander's first name on her right arm and daughter Daisy Josephine's on her left, both in a delicate font.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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