Thesaurus results for MAIDEN NAMES

maiden names

noun

plural of maiden name

as in surnames

a woman's last name before she is married After she divorced, she took back her maiden name.

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Recent Examples of maiden names For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names. — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — Mari Yamaguchi, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead. — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

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Many common surnames, such as Carpenter or Baker, originated from occupations passed down through generations, reflecting how closely people’s identities were tied to their work.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Decade after decade, Chicagoans with Italian surnames have hidden instead of objected.

— Gary Grasso, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of surnames

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James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh led the Heat to two NBA titles and four Finals appearances in their four years together (2010 through 2014) before James left in free agency to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
In addition to the three World Series titles, the Dodgers have won five NL pennants and nine division titles under Roberts.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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The five names to know for 2027 Five of the potential contenders currently sit on the Charlotte City Council.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Staff weathering the storm The Cubs are more than halfway through the season and playing around a 90-win pace, yet their clubhouse often looks like a scene out of spring training, with new names, unfamiliar faces, and players coming and going.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of names

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Commercial viticulture first developed here in the 1970s, led by family names such as Husch, Navarro and Scharffenberger; Husch planted the valley's first Pinot Noir in 1971.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The estate has a long, storied history under many family names, but in 1575, the Essenault family rechristened it by contracting their family name to Issan.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Definition of family names

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The moon's nicknames, like April's Pink Moon, May's Flower Moon or June's Strawberry Moon, originated from Native Americans, Colonial Americans and other cultures' names for the moon.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The painting is an abstract map of Chicago titled after one of the city's many nicknames that originated in a Carl Sandburg poem.

— Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

Definition of nicknames

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Another condemned the preference shown for evangelical Christian translations of the Bible instead of a diversity of translations that are inclusive of many denominations.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
Different denominations are governed differently, and have their own bureaucracies to navigate.

— Mark Dee June 19, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026

Definition of denominations

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Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

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