maiden name
Example Sentences
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Her maiden name was Proudlove and she had a brother who was adopted before she was born.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
In 2007, Taylor - who went under her maiden name at the time - registered her business name, Katie Perry, and applied for a trademark.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Then, as she rose swiftly, “Just one little minute—these particulars, your maiden name, age and so on, they are correct?”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
