maiden name
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maiden name
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
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She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Scott, whose maiden name was Kendra Baumgartner, had two sons with her first husband John Scott, to whom she was married from 2000 to 2006.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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
It’s strange, even after all these months home, to hear Elizabeth being called Miss Leefolt—not Miss Elizabeth or even her maiden name, Miss Fredericks.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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