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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
After Bingham was born, Bellamy said that Bingham was his mother's maiden name, and Bing Russell was Kurt Russell's dad.
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Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Serafino — which is Cross’s mom’s maiden name — will open on the ground floor of a four-story residential building at the southwest corner of Washington and Albatross streets in Mission Hills.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Sarah, 45, even opted to keep her maiden name for business and branding after marrying her dentist husband, Patrick Kennedy, in 2009.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry reportedly had a conversation with his uncle Charles Spencer—the younger brother of Princess Diana—about changing his and Meghan Markle’s surname to Spencer, which is Diana’s maiden name.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Serafino — which is Cross’s mom’s maiden name — will open on the ground floor of a four-story residential building at the southwest corner of Washington and Albatross streets in Mission Hills.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Sarah, 45, even opted to keep her maiden name for business and branding after marrying her dentist husband, Patrick Kennedy, in 2009.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Prince Harry reportedly had a conversation with his uncle Charles Spencer—the younger brother of Princess Diana—about changing his and Meghan Markle’s surname to Spencer, which is Diana’s maiden name.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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She was also introduced using only Jolie’s surname at a mother-and-daughter brunch hosted in April by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation, a non-profit affiliated with her sorority.—
Alessia Ferri,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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Borland and Abela, 31, hosted five different games that their families would play to decide their surname.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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When reconstructing the Inquisition trial of a sixteenth-century northern Italian miller, historian Carlo Ginzburg encountered a line that would eventually inspire the title of his paradigm-shifting study The Cheese and the Worms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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More recently, footage released Wednesday showed Gaethje using the FBI Headquarters as part of his preparation for his lightweight title fight against Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The compromise is mainly symbolic since FCAS is a generic name for such systems and not unique to this plan, but officials have been seeking a formula allowing Macron to relinquish the core fighter without having to declare the whole project dead.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The name originated after apartheid ended in the 1990s and was rebranded as Bafana to reflect the integrated society.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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That nod to Towns is with all due respect to Jalen Brunson, who has lived up to the Captain Clutch nickname in two straight games.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
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King delighted fans with his memorable calls and nicknames.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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But as the young Democrat seeks to win a statewide race in deep-red Indiana, Beau is either blessed or burdened with a family name that voters might remember.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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The Bellini, the refreshing Italian drink made with sparkling Prosecco and white peach puree, is synonymous with the Cipriani family name.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Messengers could also be faced with considering a constitutional amendment proposed by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler that would ban women from serving in primary church leadership roles within the denomination.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The Mormon church was not listed as a Christian denomination in an earlier list.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.—
Audrey Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Raised by his mother in the mountains of Harlan, Kentucky, the adolescent Pritchett chose to join his middle name and his stepfather’s last to form a new identity, that of Arthur Smith.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Bohuslavska knows every mother on her ward by first name — their complicated cases, their fears, and their tiny babies fighting for survival.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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