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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
Ishiba also supports legislation that could allow married women to keep their maiden names, and has said Japan should reduce its dependence on nuclear energy in favor of renewables.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Lucy Stone, a 19th-century suffragist who famously retained her maiden name, demonstrated that challenging the status quo can lead to meaningful change.
—Shelley Zalis, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
Hackers could even modify login forms to request further valuable security information: a mother’s maiden name, a Social Security number.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2017
An upscale upbringing Much like her future husband, Ethel—maiden name Ethel Skakel—was part of a large and prominent Irish-Catholic family.
—Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Lucy Stone, a 19th-century suffragist who famously retained her maiden name, demonstrated that challenging the status quo can lead to meaningful change.
—Shelley Zalis, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
Hackers could even modify login forms to request further valuable security information: a mother’s maiden name, a Social Security number.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2017
An upscale upbringing Much like her future husband, Ethel—maiden name Ethel Skakel—was part of a large and prominent Irish-Catholic family.
—Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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While appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday, Dec. 2, the actor, 55, corrected the host Colbert, 60, on the right way to say his surname after several years of him mispronouncing it on the show.Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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During his sixth visit to The Late Show on Monday, the James Bond alum took a moment to educate host Stephen Colbert on how to properly pronounce his surname.EW.com, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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The title was likely inspired by the years of abuse Gypsy allegedly faced at the hands of her mother as a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Over the next seven months the panel will be required to read approximately 150 novels before whittling their favourites down to a longlist of 12 or 13 titles, which will be unveiled in July.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday evening released the names of Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Erin West following forensic autopsies.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Swinging the pendulum too far one way in the name of consumer protection can have unintended consequences; stifling innovation can come at the cost of protecting the consumer.Roseanne Spagnuolo, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit said leaked information included license plate numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle nicknames and, in a small number of cases, mailing addresses.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Glas said another man named Mike, but without the nickname, was also ruled out as a suspect.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Kang’s parents had been waiting for a boy who could carry the family name.Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Barack Obama is opening up about his daughter Malia Obama's decision to drop the family name in her professional life.Brian Brant, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The private school, Feather River Adventist School, is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, part of the Protestant Christian denomination whose followers believe the Bible is the infallible word of God and in the second coming of Christ.Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Other denominations, of course, have reacted differently to Trump’s reelection.Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
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As for her middle name, Renée is also Chyna’s given middle name.Katie Mannion, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eilish is set to perform at Heritage Bank Center on Friday evening, with the show starting at 7 p.m. Billie Eilish has a unique middle name Billie's full name is actually Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Some interviews have been translated from Arabic and people have been referenced only by first names to protect their identities.Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Maya Freelon’s first name comes from her godmother Maya Angelou.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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