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- DictionaryMaid·en name/ˈmādn ˌnām/
noun
- 1. the surname that a married woman used from birth, prior to its being legally changed at marriage: "many women choose to work under their maiden names"
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The meaning of MAIDEN NAME is the surname prior to marriage of a person who takes their spouse's last name; especially : the surname of a married or divorced woman prior to marriage. How to use maiden name in a sentence.
MAIDEN NAME meaning: 1. A woman's maiden name is the family name she has before she gets married. 2. A woman's maiden…. Learn more.
MAIDEN NAME definition: 1. A woman's maiden name is the family name she has before she gets married. 2. A woman's maiden…. Learn more.
Maiden name definition: a woman's surname before her marriage.. See examples of MAIDEN NAME used in a sentence.
maiden name. British English: maiden name / ˈmeɪdn ˈneɪm / NOUN. A married woman's maiden name is her parents' surname, which she used before she got married and started using her husband's surname.
A married woman's maiden name is her parents' surname, which she used before she got married and started using her husband's surname.
Definitions of 'maiden name' A married woman's maiden name is her parents' surname, which she used before she got married and started using her husband's surname. [...] More. Examples of 'maiden name' in a sentence.
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
a woman’s family name before marriage. Kate kept her maiden name when she got married (= did not change her surname to that of her husband). She decided to keep her maiden name for professional purposes.
What does the noun maiden name mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun maiden name . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
