maiden name

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maiden name

noun maiden names

  1. The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.

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noun married person's original last name

Españolapellido de soltera
한국어결혼 전의 성 gyeolhon jeonui seong, 예전의 성 yejeonui seong, 구성 guseong
日本語旧名 kyūmei
中文原姓 yuánxìng, 舊姓 /旧姓 jiùxìng, 本性 běnxìng, 娘家姓 niángjiāxìng, 氏 shì, 閨名 /闺名 guīmíng
हिन्दीकन्या कुलनाम kanyā kulnām, विवाहपूर्व कुलनाम vivāhpūrv kulnām
Portuguêsnome de solteira
Françaisnom de jeune fille, nom de demoiselle
DeutschMädchenname
Italianonome da ragazza, nome da nubile
Ελληνικάπατρικό όνομα patrikó ónoma, γένος génos
Românănume de fată
Русскийде́вичья фами́лия dévičʹja famílija
Tiếng Việtnhũ danh
العربيةاِسْم بَتُولَة ism batūla, اِسْم فَتَاةٍ قَبْلَ زَوَّاج ism fatātin qabla zawwāj
עבריתשֵׁם נְעוּרִים shem ne'urím

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@misc{maiden_name_2026,
  title = {maiden name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maiden%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}