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Recent Examples of married name
Ashley French is Ashley Tisdale’s — of High School Musical fame — married name.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
At that time, Sam Dougal, the creative director and co-founder of the brand Gainsbourg, revealed that the jacket featured Princess Eugenie's married name in her own handwriting.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
Remembered at times by her first married name, Bunny Orsak, the effervescent performer was canceled suddenly by KTRK Channel 13’s new owners, Capital Cities/ABC, one day in 1971.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Hoover, 54, filed the petition for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, March 26 under her married name Catherine H. Sullivan.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
At that time, Sam Dougal, the creative director and co-founder of the brand Gainsbourg, revealed that the jacket featured Princess Eugenie's married name in her own handwriting.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2025
Remembered at times by her first married name, Bunny Orsak, the effervescent performer was canceled suddenly by KTRK Channel 13’s new owners, Capital Cities/ABC, one day in 1971.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Hoover, 54, filed the petition for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday, March 26 under her married name Catherine H. Sullivan.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married name
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That makes sense considering her mom, Kim — whose maiden name is Jedlo — was a three-time all-state forward at Lincoln-Way who went on to play at Cincinnati and Kentucky.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bucher also introduced Epstein to Varvara Corcos (at the time going by her maiden name Russkova), a partner at venture capital firm GVA Capital.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There is pride in the family name.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the Drive doesn't even include the tent stake puller at the center of the model family name.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each player’s ring is also personalized with his signature, last name and number.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Despite the two sharing the same last name, deputies did not note if the two missing women are related.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married%20name. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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