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Synonyms of maiden name
a woman's last name before she is married
- After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for maiden name
- appellation,
- appellative,
- cognomen,
- compellation,
- denomination,
- denotation,
- designation,
- handle,
- moniker
- (also monicker),
- name,
- nomenclature,
- title
- byname,
- diminutive,
- epithet,
- hypocorism,
- nickname,
- sobriquet
- (also soubriquet)
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of maiden name was in 1653
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