Maiden Name Definition

noun
The surname that a married woman had before marrying.
Webster's New World

A married woman's original last name; her name when she was a maiden.

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Other Word Forms of Maiden Name

Noun

Singular:
maiden name
Plural:
maiden-names

Maiden Name Sentence Examples

  • Yes. I kept my maiden name because of my business—it's less confusing.

  • I suppose she's divorced and 'Shipton' is her maiden name.

  • Swellendam is one of the older Dutch settlements in the Cape, dating from 1745, and was named after Hendrik Swellengrebel (then governor of the Cape) and his wife, whose maiden name was Damme.

  • He was beginning to doubt his superlative detecting skills when it dawned on him that she might be using a maiden name.

  • Yes. I kept my maiden name because of my business—it's less confusing.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAI

Words Ending With

EMEAME

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Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With E