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Recent Examples of married name
What To Know Jones, 34, resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and has used her maiden and married names in voter registration and court documents.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Critics fear the move will disenfranchise troops overseas, Native Americans, women whose married name does not match their birth certificate, and disabled people who cannot physically get to a voter registration location to show their proof.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Monica finally sets the record straight on all of her various identities, explaining that Darnell is her maiden name, Fowler is her married name, Delgado is her father’s side, and Garcia is her mother’s side.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Heaps made her name change official on Sunday, donning a No. 10 jersey with her married name on the back.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Critics fear the move will disenfranchise troops overseas, Native Americans, women whose married name does not match their birth certificate, and disabled people who cannot physically get to a voter registration location to show their proof.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Monica finally sets the record straight on all of her various identities, explaining that Darnell is her maiden name, Fowler is her married name, Delgado is her father’s side, and Garcia is her mother’s side.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Heaps made her name change official on Sunday, donning a No. 10 jersey with her married name on the back.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for married name
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His mother’s maiden name is McHale, and that name has now been passed down not only to the restaurant, but to Kuhlkin’s brother, grandson and nephew, as well.—
Sunny Hubler
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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District title conversation After the events of the last two seasons, the James family name has become synonymous with Arlington Heights football.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 2025
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What a fitting honor for this city's founder to have two family names honored on city streets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The travel document issued by South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which authorizes international travel for adoption, replaced her last name, in Korean, with that of White, and listed the address of Holt Children’s Services as her own.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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At the latter, Neiman was part of the class of 1950 that included talents like Robert Clark (who later changed his last name to Indiana), and Leon Golub.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Married name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married%20name. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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