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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
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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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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
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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
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Just days before his appearance, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will defend his title in a high-stakes ladder match against Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumble.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The American was on a 13-match winning streak heading into Tuesday’s contest at Melbourne Park and seemed to have a strong chance of claiming her second grand slam title.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The names of the five Thai citizens to be freed have not been made public.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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These custom charms feature the names of her three children — son Spencer, 3, and daughters Kit (Katherine), 7, and Annie (Anne), who was born in February 2024 — along with their corresponding birthstones: blue sapphire, amethyst, and blue topaz.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Opting for relationship terms (auntie) or unrelated nicknames (little cabbage) is the default.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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One nickname — Zombie tranq — reflects shambling from deep sedation.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Posada recently got a tattoo featuring his family name in script and wrapped in a bed of olive leaves.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Next is the Aorus Elite 16, another laptop with a family name derived from Gigabyte’s motherboard offerings.—
& Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
12 Jan. 2025
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By that time, more than a quarter of the denomination’s churches had already departed over their disagreements with those moves.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Many local faith groups are similarly pointing their parishioners to their national denomination’s relief efforts.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Homer was named after Gere's father, Homer Gere, with the middle name honoring his wife's sire, James Lowell.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Melina’s middle name is Rose, named after Pasadena and Davila’s grandmother, Rosita.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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For privacy reasons, Patricia asked ABC News to be referred by her first name only.—
Stephanie Mendez,
ABC News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Although Swift's first name is included in Baldoni's texts, her name is redacted in Lively's.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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