maiden name
Example Sentences
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The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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
LB: It's my mum's maiden name, so the English side of the family.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
Clemantina's parents didn't marry until after she was born, so her mother's maiden name was used on the birth certificate.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
Her maiden name was Ford, and her father had owned a small grocery store.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
