Synonyms of maiden name

maiden name

noun

as in surname

a woman's last name before she is married

After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.

Related Words

• surname
• title
• name
• nickname
• family name
• denomination
• middle name
• first name
• Christian name
• moniker
• pseudonym
• given name
• nomenclature
• baptismal name
• designation
• appellation
• label
• handle
• pen name
• alias
• denotation
• appellative
• tag
• trademark
• forename
• cognomen
• compellation
• nom de plume
• diminutive
• brand name
• patronymic
• banner
• trade name
• sobriquet
• epithet
• hypocorism
• matronymic
• nom de guerre
• binomial
• rubric
• trivial name
• monomial
• byname
• vernacular
• cryptonym
• misnomer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maiden name

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

Brown, whose memorable, golf-adjacent first name originates from his mother’s maiden name, is the latest teenage phenom in a sport teeming with young talent. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026