maiden name
Example Sentences
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Savage was his mother's maiden name, and the character was also inspired by the tough but colourful women in his family.
From BBC
She began using her maiden name again, Leow said, and uses it “loud and proud.”
From Washington Post
She stopped using her maiden name of Romney once she became RNC chair, reportedly because Trump asked her to, according to the Washington Post.
From Los Angeles Times
She sent her shy girl songs into the world as a blessing and they — along with her maiden name — were perfect.
From Los Angeles Times
Dakota Adams - he and his mother now use her maiden name - spent much of his earliest years not in the backwoods of Montana, but in the middle of America's east coast power centres.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
