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
His middle name, Ray, is the maiden name of McAnally’s grandmother.
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
The development bears Youseffi’s initials, and the restaurant is an inversion of his mother’s maiden name, Mai Chu.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
His mother’s maiden name had Welsh roots.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
It was addressed to Christine Kuehn, my maiden name, typed in a formal bold, black print.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Dec. 2025
The development bears Youseffi’s initials, and the restaurant is an inversion of his mother’s maiden name, Mai Chu.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
His mother’s maiden name had Welsh roots.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
It was addressed to Christine Kuehn, my maiden name, typed in a formal bold, black print.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
Noun
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In sports, some siblings are so accomplished that they can be recognized by only their surnames.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Saint-Wulfstan is a very rare surname.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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Santa Clara, California — Mike Vrabel made his nnname in the NFL as a crunching outside linebacker, delivering punishment to opposing offenses and blowing up their plays on his way to winning multiple Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Starmer said that the government was working on legislation to remove the noble title, Lord Mandelson, that the ex-ambassador still holds.—
JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The tour is focused on getting the top names to play together more often, and reducing the number of events is one way to do that.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Saman, who asked ABC News not to use his full name for fear of his safety, was in Rasht -- the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast -- when the major protests formed.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Too often, that nickname signifies a resistance to necessary change.—
Lou Rinaldi,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jon Gallagher doesn’t have a nickname.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Catholic Church and the old mainline Protestant denominations have been weakened by destabilizing scandals and schisms, and have seen declining attendance.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The couple were connected with the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, the island nation’s largest Christian denomination.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lennon’s middle name carries special meaning for the Stidham family.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sure, a few characters have the same first names, but keeping track of the various Earnshaws and Lintons is a walk in the park compared to the Russian canon.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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Mention St Barth’s and Le Ti is often the first name people bring up.—
Molly Barstein,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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