Maiden Name (Noun)
Meaning
A woman's surname before marriage.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- After marrying her high school sweetheart, Sarah took his last name but sometimes used her maiden name for professional purposes.
- Emily listed both her current and maiden name in her business contacts for better recognition among former classmates.
- Mary didn't give up her writing career when she married and often used her maiden name as a pen name for published articles.
- Under family law, in most cases a divorced woman may go back to her maiden name upon a decree.
- Reuniting with long-lost high school friends through a classmate website prompted Diane to change her public profiles back to include her maiden name.