married name

noun

: a surname acquired by a woman through marriage

Examples of married name in a Sentence

She used to be Susan Brown, but her married name is Susan Wilson.
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The complaint also calls for Disney to remove a pivotal sequence in the ninth episode of the series that shows Price, who is now known by her married name Marian McGlinchey, carrying out the execution. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025 Remembered at times by her first married name, Bunny Orsak, the effervescent performer was canceled suddenly by KTRK Channel 13’s new owners, Capital Cities/ABC, one day in 1971. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025 Known then by her married name of Adriana Shayota, Camberos was at the time about halfway through a 26-month federal prison term for her role in a fraud scheme with her ex-husband and others involving counterfeit 5-hour Energy drinks. Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 Her Facebook account reflected her married name: Jenifer Coppola Cage. Charna Flam, People.com, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for married name

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of married name was in 1903

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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/married%20name. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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