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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
His wife Megan Byron has retreated to their Maine mansion and has gone back to her maiden name, Kerrigan, on social media.
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The family's only statement was in the lawsuit, which was filed under Emilie Kiser's maiden name, Emilie Henrichsen.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
My bonus children’s biological mother also goes by her maiden name.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Tiffany's husband is Michael Alexander Boulos, and in some families, parents choose to use the mother's maiden name as a middle name for the child.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
The family's only statement was in the lawsuit, which was filed under Emilie Kiser's maiden name, Emilie Henrichsen.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
My bonus children’s biological mother also goes by her maiden name.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
Tiffany's husband is Michael Alexander Boulos, and in some families, parents choose to use the mother's maiden name as a middle name for the child.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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The emergence of al-Sheikh, who also uses the surname Alalshikh, as the dominant figure in the sport has been a catalyst for many of these changes.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yuliia Kaveshnikova/Getty Images The new husband's last name is the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's first name, and because the couple have hyphenated each other's surnames, their last names are the same as u//Specken_zee_Doitch's full name.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Customers may purchase or rent a selection of media titles from Prime Video without having an Amazon Prime or Prime Video account.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And Women's 100-Meter Hurdles Remain Unpredictable Coming off another world indoor title, Olympic champion, and second fastest man of all-time, Grant Holloway is in position to become the first man to win four world outdoor championship titles in a row.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The nearly 25-year-old business organization declined to share the name of the affected company, but said that other members still didn’t have clarity on a consistent process for accessing the minerals.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Bajpayee plays the police officer while Jim Sarbh essays the role of the killer who goes by the fictional name Carl Bhojraj.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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His catchy nickname — Control-Alt-Delete — earns style points.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Because of this and his family name, Arch’s recruiting process was set to be a media circus, but with the help of his parents, Arch and his family shut that down to maintain his focus on making the best decision.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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There is no charge for this event – please consider bringing a donation for the babies and toddlers at FRC or Target or Walmart gift cards in $25 denominations.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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This wine’s color indicates that it was grown in the most historic zone of the Tai Rosso denomination, Barbarano.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Madelaine — who goes professionally by her middle name, West — signed with the talent agency Gersh in August 2025, per Variety.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Horror is — and always should be — Halloween Horror Nights’ middle name.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Breanna, who only shared her first name, took to Reddit, posting under the handle u/Gravyboat44, to share an image of what her son had been working on.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes Perrin Matthews and his wife, who declined to share her first name, live in the next apartment block over from where the shooting occurred.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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