maiden name

noun

1. a woman's surname before her marriage.

maiden name

noun

1. a woman's surname before marriage

Word History and Origins

Origin of maiden name¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

She continued to go by the surname Wilhelm, but Bill took her maiden name as a tribute to her.

From The Daily Beast

On top of that, he's using Skyler's maiden name on his fake ID.

From The Daily Beast

Back then, my maiden name was Hummel and my first name was Heidi.

From The Daily Beast

As it happens, Trierweiler, then writing for Paris Match under her maiden name Massonneau, had a byline on the accompanying story.

From The Daily Beast

Betty Bloomer was her maiden name, and she wanted to be a dancer.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Hutcheson, whose maiden name was Lawrence, married as her first husband Colonel Steward.

From Project Gutenberg

She died young, at the age of 35, having some time previously changed her maiden name for that of Madame Pesadori.

From Project Gutenberg

They've separated, you know—years ago, and Cousin Sheila has taken her mother's maiden name, Macrae.

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One set of the cards bore the father's name and the other set the mother's maiden name.

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So she moved away from where any one was lible to trace her to, and took her mother's maiden name, which was Hampton.

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Related Words

• family name