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
Before joining the Royal Family, Kate Middleton was granted her own lozenge, featuring three acorns (representing her and her two siblings) bisected by a gold chevron (for her mother’s maiden name, Goldsmith).
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Brown, whose memorable, golf-adjacent first name originates from his mother’s maiden name, is the latest teenage phenom in a sport teeming with young talent.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Her maiden name was Louis, an Ellis Island adaptation of the original Louizo.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
11 May 2026
Relatives of Christa Gilley, whose maiden name is Bauer, questioned how her husband escaped the country.
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Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
4 May 2026
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Brown, whose memorable, golf-adjacent first name originates from his mother’s maiden name, is the latest teenage phenom in a sport teeming with young talent.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Her maiden name was Louis, an Ellis Island adaptation of the original Louizo.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
11 May 2026
Relatives of Christa Gilley, whose maiden name is Bauer, questioned how her husband escaped the country.
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Nicole Hensley,
Houston Chronicle,
4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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Rosa, a mother of three who asked CNN to not use her surname, said her 48-year-old husband travelled to Russia with several other Peruvian men, hoping to obtain jobs as security guards.
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Tying an Italian surname to the Outfit has become a tattered badge of honor in the antiquated newsroom of certain outlets with truth thrown to the curb.
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The 18-year-old has already won three La Liga titles with FC Barcelona, a Spanish Cup, a Spanish Super Cup and a Euros championship in addition to being a Ballon d’Or runner-up.
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As Hart helped the Knicks defeat Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in five games to clinch an NBA title, New York had the support of Swift, who attended Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on June 10 with her pals, Este and Alana Haim.
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At one point, in the ninth inning Wednesday, fans even chanted the name of the team’s third-string catcher Chuckie Robinson.
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That mother’s name wasn’t publicly disclosed in the court record containing her complaint.
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Few figures are as synonymous with Mexican football as Aguirre, now in his third stint coaching the national team after being in charge for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, but this co-exists with his El Vasco nickname.
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The law, passed in 2024, prohibits K-12 public schools from using any derogatory Native American term for athletic team mascots, names or nicknames.
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After his kick found the net, Bajraktarević tore off his jersey and held up the back of it, with his family name across the top, to the fans and cameras.
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Here, Malvasia is not a single grape but a Madeira family name associated with varieties such as Malvasia Cândida, Malvasia Cândida Roxa, and Malvasia de São Jorge.
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Quakers became the first Christian denomination in America to prohibit slavery, according to Blackmore.
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Another condemned the preference shown for evangelical Christian translations of the Bible instead of a diversity of translations that are inclusive of many denominations.
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The middle name was in honor of Madison and Liz's father, who died of cancer in 2021.
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Egbert Rutherford, who went by his middle name Donovan, and his wife were together for three decades and married for 13 years.
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When anyone mentions golf in Oregon, Bandon Dunes is usually the first name that drops.
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Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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