married names

noun

plural of married name
as in family names

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  1. family names
  2. last names
  3. maiden names
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • That was the case for Yevhen and his mother, Antonina, who declined to give their last names for security reasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Prompted by a lack of spaces for trans people, Lydia Savage, along with collaborators Sabrina, Naomi, Marc and Elith (all asked to not include their last names), decided to create Trans*cendent in 2023.
    — Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of last names
Noun
  • 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, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of maiden names
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“Married names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married%20names. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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