maiden name
Example Sentences
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Van Rootselaar went mostly by Jesse Strang, the maiden name of her mother, Jennifer Strang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 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 Journal Officiel shows Amal Clooney was naturalised under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
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
She gave her a paper on which she had asked Katie to write her name, her John’s name and Sissy’s maiden name.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
