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

Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 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

Her maiden name was Ford, and her father had owned a small grocery store.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell