Thesaurus results for MAIDEN NAME

maiden name

noun

Definition of maiden name

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 Lewis, whose maiden name was Haines, attended South Plantation High School and was one of six siblings, her niece said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026 The Additional Information in the next item consists of your driver’s license, passport, medical insurance account, and your mother’s maiden name. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026 If the bank still asks for his mother's maiden name or previous address as a verification question, those answers are likely already on a data broker site. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 Before joining the Royal Family, Kate Middleton was granted her own lozenge, featuring three acorns (representing her and her two siblings) bisected by a gold chevron (for her mother’s maiden name, Goldsmith). — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for maiden name

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Noun

Her new surname reportedly honors her mother, Katie Holmes, whose full name is Kate Noelle Holmes.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026
The family in question, the Kachadoorians, whose surname is amended to Khachaturian in the film, were members of Iraq’s Armenian Christian minority.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of surname

Noun

The episode title, though, nods to the venerable stand-up reality competition Last Comic Standing.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Four Spanish series seasons and three movies feature in Netflix Top 10s of the streaming giant’s biggest non-English hits ever, more titles than from any other country in the world.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of title

Noun

Despite its name, only the flowering tuft of red oat grass is actually red.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
As the name suggests, The AlphaCore 800 doubles the capacity of its predecessor AlphaCore 400 and is designed to produce 800 barrels per day or 30,000 tonnes per year (30 kt/a) of FT output from a single reactor.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of name

Noun

And the book’s title and Madeleine’s nickname, Queen Mab, comes from a fairy referred to by Mercutio in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The term Flanafam, a nickname for Flanagan’s troupe of frequent collaborators, began making the rounds in the Netflix era of Hill House and Bly Manor.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nickname

Noun

The name itself is also a nod to Glick’s late mother, whose family name was Stavrand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
The events were meant to draw attention to the family name law requiring married couples to share a last name, known as Article 750, which has been on the books for 128 years.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of family name

Noun

The 14 participating houses of worship span from Miami Shores to West Perrine and include a variety of denominations including Episcopal churches, United Methodist churches, one mosque and a handful of other Christian churches.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Starting in the mid-1990s, on one fall night a year, West End Avenue was shut down to traffic while local synagogues of different denominations brought out Torahs to dance with in the streets.

— Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of denomination

Noun

According to the insider, the baby’s middle name, Bean, is a reference to late singer and activist Carl Bean, who co-founded the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a faith group that welcomed the LGBTQ+ community.

— Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
Bean is also the middle name of Frances Bean, the daughter of Courtney Love and the late Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain.

— Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of middle name

Noun

But the specific version — the daily call, first name on the sheet every morning.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
In another part of Chicago, a 48-year-old man named Jose — who only wanted to be identified by his first name — remains afraid to leave home.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

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