Thesaurus results for MAIDEN NAMES

maiden names

noun

plural of maiden name

as in surnames

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 names For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names. — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

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There are Pruitts, as well as Crocketts and Parks (two other prevalent Tangier surnames), all over the region, especially in and around Onancock, Virginia and Crisfield, Maryland, both sites of ferry departures to Tangier.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
His teammates have their surnames on their warmup shirts, but Yimga-Moukouri’s bears his initials, which phonetically replicate the American pronoun, as if to say HYM is Him.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of surnames

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That kind of multiple demands absolute perfection, and recent weeks have shown exactly what happens to heavily weighted tech names that fail to deliver a flawless quarter, Alphabet and Amazon among them.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Companies with nearly identical names were later incorporated in Slovakia, where business records list Dorofeyeva as the sole or co-owner.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of names

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There’s no rule banning an heir from naming their child after a color or city, but using oft-traditional family names lends historical weight to a future ruler from the day they’re born.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Others have kept family names with local ties, like Wade Ford and Curry Honda.

— Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of family names

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His nicknames usually reflect his role as a catalyst—The Initiator, The Originator, The Godfather—yet less so his ingenuity and down-home dedication.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Regardless of a brand’s intent, sneakerheads love to coin unofficial nicknames for sneakers and often do so with monikers derived from pop-culture.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nicknames

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The objects span denominations, offering insight into how their ownership, value and spiritual significance can shift over time.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
However, the category also includes denominations such as Methodists, Lutherans and Presbyterians.

— John Thomas III, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

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