maiden name

Example Sentences

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She is intensely private: almost no information, including her maiden name, is available online.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

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 writer’s earlier novels were published under her maiden name, Lizzie Pook.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Now, she reverts to her maiden name of Ferguson.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

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