maiden name

Example Sentences

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Savage was his mother's maiden name, and the character was also inspired by the tough but colourful women in his family.

From BBC

She began using her maiden name again, Leow said, and uses it “loud and proud.”

From Washington Post

Born on 3 March 1923 in Essex, Diana Kennedy, whose maiden name was Southwood, recalled growing up eating what she called "good food, whole food" in England.

From BBC

Her maiden name of “Blair” had been attached to the case because it was first alphabetically among the plaintiffs, a happenstance that has put her at its forefront for decades.

From Seattle Times

He signs his poems — and, later, his scabrous articles in the Parisian press — Lucien de Rubempré, using his highborn mother’s maiden name.

From New York Times