the surname that a married woman had before marrying: now used chiefly with regard to a woman who has adopted her husband's surname
noun
The definition of a maiden name is the surname or birth name a woman has before she marries and takes her husband's last name.
An example of maiden name is Jones for a woman who was named Sarah Jones before she married and became Sarah Stein.
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maiden name
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The surname that a girl is given at birth and that some women change when they marry. Also called birth name .
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Sentence Examples
- It that her maiden-name was Ursula Southill, Sowthiel or Southiel, and her parents were peasants, living near the Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
Words near maiden name in the dictionary
- maiden name
- maiden-names
- maiden-of-honor
- maiden over