maiden name
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maiden name
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
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Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her maiden name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over the scandal.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I changed back to my maiden name when I divorced her brother, and I’ve moved since then, so I thought that was significant.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Her maiden name was Proudlove and she had a brother who was adopted before she was born.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
This—along with keeping her maiden name, Jackson, rather than calling herself Mrs. Ugliano—was proof that she wasn’t totally suckered by Gabe.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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