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Recent Examples of married name
Monica finally sets the record straight on all of her various identities, explaining that Darnell is her maiden name, Fowler is her married name, Delgado is her father’s side, and Garcia is her mother’s side.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Heaps made her name change official on Sunday, donning a No. 10 jersey with her married name on the back.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
At Curtis’ trial, she was referred to by her married name.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
She was initially charged under her married name, but uses her maiden name in her job, according to the release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Heaps made her name change official on Sunday, donning a No. 10 jersey with her married name on the back.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
At Curtis’ trial, she was referred to by her married name.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
She was initially charged under her married name, but uses her maiden name in her job, according to the release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married name
Noun
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Mel’s last name, Brooks, is an adaptation of his mother’s maiden name, Brookman.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In April 2022, one of Musk's twins petitioned the court to legally change her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson (the maiden name of her mother, Justine Wilson) and to recognize her gender as female.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Charlotte Flair has certainly done a nice job of living up to the family name, but the pressure to do so is still on.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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Hannah and Mark Gleiberman contributed $20 million to create a center for glaucoma research within the new Viterbi center, also endowing two additional chairs in their family name.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Rose also released a children’s book with Howard as her last name.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Carlos Santana, who is known musically just by his last name along with fellow bandmembers, was scheduled to perform at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio on April 22.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married%20name. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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