maiden name
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maiden name
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
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California's state bar confirmed to US media that it had no record of Zacharia holding a license under either her married or maiden name.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Woods, who competes using her maiden name Sophie Amy Grant, set off on July 4 in Trieste, Italy, and finished on the Mediterranean coast of Monaco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The letter was addressed to me using my maiden name and sent to my current address.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Last month, the 25-year-old in California legally changed her surname to Leonard-Ripley, removing the reminder of her father and replacing it with a name combining her mother's maiden name and her husband's surname.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I’d recognized her when she’d visited Miss Sadie’s house, but didn’t realize that her maiden name was Carlson.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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