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a woman's last name before she is married
After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.
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The former first lady, earlier known by her maiden name, Melania Knauss, has never shied away from referencing her fashion experience.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
She was initially charged under her married name, but uses her maiden name in her job, according to the release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
Monica finally sets the record straight on all of her various identities, explaining that Darnell is her maiden name, Fowler is her married name, Delgado is her father’s side, and Garcia is her mother’s side.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Gwen Walz, whose maiden name is Whipple, was born in Glencoe, Minnesota and grew up in western Minnesota, according to her Minnesota First Lady website.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
She was initially charged under her married name, but uses her maiden name in her job, according to the release.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
Monica finally sets the record straight on all of her various identities, explaining that Darnell is her maiden name, Fowler is her married name, Delgado is her father’s side, and Garcia is her mother’s side.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
Gwen Walz, whose maiden name is Whipple, was born in Glencoe, Minnesota and grew up in western Minnesota, according to her Minnesota First Lady website.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maiden name
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One fun note: Two of the leading candidates, Boone and Carpenter, share a surname with past winners in this category.Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
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Lawrence this week telegraphed her political allegiance in cloth, using a Realtree camouflage cap embroidered with the surnames of Harris and Tim Walz in neon orange stitching.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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From 2019-2021 the Packers won three division titles and finished as the NFC’s No. 1 seed twice.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This title celebrates a full year of the AD100 talent’s interiors—organized into 12 chapters, with one home as the focus each month.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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The last successful Maxwell model was called the Chrysler Six, so when Maxwell Motors reorganized, the name was changed to Chrysler Corp. with guess-who as its president and board chairman.David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Adding poignancy, the narrative is interspersed with obituaries of some of the patients Shelly could not save, showing them as human beings and not just names on a medical chart.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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In the complete first volume, which appeared in 1854, the Grimms included Wilhelm’s affectionate nickname for his wife, bierlümmel (beer lout).Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kitchens calls her son Serge, a nickname for his full one, Sergio Kitchens.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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In an Instagram video in February 2021, Christina explained that reverting to her family name was a move to honor her grandmother.Miles Berry, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Thomas tried to separate himself from the family name to find his own success, but still plays a few of his grandfather’s songs for sentimental reasons.Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The U.S. maintained an even larger system of Indian boarding schools than Canada, most of them run by Christian denominations, where abuse of children also flourished.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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This was driven largely by liberal Christian denominations and the work of Christian theologians, particularly Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024
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He was more commonly known, however, by his middle name, Herman.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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His middle name is a homage to the Atlanta Braves’ former field where Freddie played for the majority of his career.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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While doing so, the AI inadvertently changes your first name to Aardvark.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The victim of the shooting has been identified in court records as 50-year-old Lamar Payne, but his first name apparently has several spellings.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Maiden name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maiden%20name. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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