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
Pauline Margaret Brown - maiden name Doyle - was born in Birmingham and lived in Water Orton, Warwickshire.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025
LB: It's my mum's maiden name, so the English side of the family.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
Father's brother or father's father's brother, if the relationship was on the paternal side her maiden name would be Westing.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
