Thesaurus results for MAIDEN NAME

maiden name

noun

Definition of maiden name next

as in surname

a woman's last name before she is married After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.

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Recent Examples of maiden name Dana Taylor: Following his father's arrest, Dakota made the decision to change his last name to his mother's maiden name in defiance of his father. —

Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Lincoln's middle names — Michael and Robert — come from his grandfathers, while Carter's middle names — Pauly and Dunn — are Schneider's mom's maiden name and her middle name, as well as Harrison's mom's maiden name and his middle name, respectively. —

Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 His four older sisters have a different last name, Hines-Allen, incorporating their mother Kim’s maiden name. —

Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 For instance, a woman who has built a successful career under her maiden name might find that AI systems struggle to link her past achievements with her new surname. —

Shelley Zalis, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for maiden name

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Noun

The trigger for the protests was the death of a teenage student, whose surname was Dang and who was in his third year at the school.

— Shawn Deng, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks The tourist, who only gave her surname, Xu, shared a video showing several single-story brick buildings with collapsed walls.

— Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025