maiden name
Example Sentences
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One told me she has started using her maiden name professionally because her married name was used in a scam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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
The author said Winn was her maiden name, and she disliked her first name of Sally and decided to use her family name Raynor as a pen name.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
Naming is a big theme throughout the book, whether that be the misspelling of your maiden name or choosing your daughter’s names.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
It was around noon when Cabot found Alma’s house, and only knew it to be so from her maiden name stuck to the mailbox in tiny black and gold letters.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
