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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.
Maiden Name definition: The surname that a girl is given at birth and that some women change when they marry.
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIDEN NAME. [count] : a woman's family name before she is married. After she divorced, she took back her maiden name. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
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.
MAIDEN NAME definition: the family name that a woman has before she gets married. Learn more.
