maiden name
Example Sentences
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Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her maiden name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over the scandal.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
His surname is Mearns, but he used Cavanagh, his mother's maiden name as a tribute to her.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The letter was addressed to me using my maiden name and sent to my current address.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
My mother and I changed our last name from Witz to Klein, her maiden name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Grace Wexler's maiden name is not Windsor, it's Windkloppel," the judge exclaimed, riffling through the pages of Sandy's notebook.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
