maiden name

Example Sentences

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Van Rootselaar went mostly by Jesse Strang, the maiden name of her mother, Jennifer Strang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The two married, both adopting the last name MacAskill—Askell’s maternal grandmother’s maiden name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The Journal Officiel shows Amal Clooney was naturalised under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Pauline Margaret Brown - maiden name Doyle - was born in Birmingham and lived in Water Orton, Warwickshire.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

I’d recognized her when she’d visited Miss Sadie’s house, but didn’t realize that her maiden name was Carlson.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool