maiden name
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maiden name
First recorded in 1680–90
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In 2007, Taylor - who went under her maiden name at the time - registered her business name, Katie Perry, and applied for a trademark.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Van Rootselaar went mostly by Jesse Strang, the maiden name of her mother, Jennifer Strang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Pauline Margaret Brown - maiden name Doyle - was born in Birmingham and lived in Water Orton, Warwickshire.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
Her passport, which the Greek government had granted under the condition that she leave the country immediately, bore her mother’s maiden name, Aristos, instead of Stephanides.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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