maiden name
Example Sentences
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Last month, the 25-year-old in California legally changed her surname to Leonard-Ripley, removing the reminder of her father and replacing it with a name combining her mother's maiden name and her husband's surname.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Van Rootselaar went mostly by Jesse Strang, the maiden name of her mother, Jennifer Strang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
This—along with keeping her maiden name, Jackson, rather than calling herself Mrs. Ugliano—was proof that she wasn’t totally suckered by Gabe.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
