Thesaurus results for MAIDEN NAMES

maiden names

noun

plural of maiden name

as in surnames

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 names For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names. — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

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Many common surnames, such as Carpenter or Baker, originated from occupations passed down through generations, reflecting how closely people’s identities were tied to their work.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Decade after decade, Chicagoans with Italian surnames have hidden instead of objected.

— Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of surnames

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Features saw a major uptick in production, logging a 52 percent year-over-year increase thanks, in part, to nearly a quarter of all filming in the category coming from titles receiving subsidies to shoot in the state.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
Lionel Messi led Argentina on a late run of three unanswered goals against Egypt Tuesday, bringing the defending champions one step closer to winning back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of titles

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On one day in June, Katie Couric couldn't recall who was president or the names of some of her newer family members.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 8 July 2026
When Tyler Tolbert legged out a dribbler on Tuesday night against the New York Mets for his major-league-record-tying 12th consecutive base hit, the names of the two current record-holders flashed across the TV screen.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Definition of names

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Commercial viticulture first developed here in the 1970s, led by family names such as Husch, Navarro and Scharffenberger; Husch planted the valley's first Pinot Noir in 1971.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The estate has a long, storied history under many family names, but in 1575, the Essenault family rechristened it by contracting their family name to Issan.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Definition of family names

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The buck moon has other nicknames related to animals, plants and weather, including the feather moulting moon, salmon moon, raspberry moon and thunder moon.

— Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026

Definition of nicknames

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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.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
Different denominations are governed differently, and have their own bureaucracies to navigate.

— Mark Dee June 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026

Definition of denominations

Noun

The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The two, who are going by their first names to protect their privacy, didn’t even know the opportunity was coming their way.

— Zuri Primos July 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

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