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
Until this month, Ferguson kept the title Sarah, Duchess of York - but she reverted to her maiden name of Ferguson after Andrew was stripped of his Duke of York title.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
LB: It's my mum's maiden name, so the English side of the family.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
“We have many great candidates, one in particular Eleni Tsakopoulos, whom I support,” Pelosi said, referring to Kounalakis by her maiden name.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025
It’s strange, even after all these months home, to hear Elizabeth being called Miss Leefolt—not Miss Elizabeth or even her maiden name, Miss Fredericks.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
