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
Her mother, who attended the University of Kansas, was born with the maiden name Kerr.
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Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025
After high school, Keaton—who took her mother’s maiden name as her own—spent three semesters at her local junior college before leaving for New York, aged 19, to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse.
—Ellen Burney, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Two years later, Wilson legally changed her name and gender, choosing to take her mother’s maiden name.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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Previously titled His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, Andrew will now be called Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, using the royal family's surname for direct descendants of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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On the left is the crest for Sophia’s mother’s surname, Fullerton.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The defeat has all but ended TCU’s hopes of reaching the Big 12 title game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Guardiola’s lads look back to their best in the early months of this season after the extended wobble in the previous one that wrecked their hopes of a fifth straight domestic title.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of its earliest directors spent outrageous sums on art, believing the expenditures would help burnish the orphanage’s name and lure generous donors (who remained scarce).—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Speaking on The David Rubenstein Show with the private-equity billionaire of the same name, Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein asked the investment bank chief about the current national debt level, which stands at a whopping $38 trillion.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Son of Spergy — the title is a nod to the nickname of Caesar’s father, gospel singer Norwill Simmonds — is the fourth album by the singer-songwriter.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 22-year-old Scarberry said the shop is named after the nickname her friends gave her.—
Jason Dill
November 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The term is used to describe the children of actors, singers, models and entrepreneurs who often benefit due to the connections and power of their family name.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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In fact, the Catholic Church and many Protestant denominations do recognize the covenant.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Plan to restructure the denomination, known as regionalization, is response to costly splintering in denomination.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both Prince William and Prince Harry later honored their mother by giving their daughters, Princess Charlotte and Princess Lilibet, the middle name of Diana.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Neo-soul is in her blood, her mom introduced her to Lauryn Hill’s music, and Olivia’s middle name, Lauren, is actually a tribute to Hill.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even then, the first name that popped up was indeed Kravitz’s.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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Focus group participants were identified only by their first name and last initial.—
Halle Troadec,
ABC News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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