maiden name

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmaiden name (plural maiden names)

plural maiden names

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

Translations

Afrikaans nooiensvan
  • nooiensvanmarried person's original last name
Arabic اِسْم بَتُولَة, اِسْم فَتَاةٍ قَبْلَ زَوَّاج
  • اِسْم بَتُولَة (ism batūla)married person's original last name
  • اِسْم فَتَاةٍ قَبْلَ زَوَّاج (ism fatātin qabla zawwāj)married person's original last name
Bulgarian мо́минско и́ме
  • мо́минско и́ме (móminsko íme)married person's original last name
Chinese Mandarin 原姓, 舊姓 /旧姓
  • 原姓 (yuánxìng)married person's original last name
  • 舊姓 /旧姓 (jiùxìng)married person's original last name
  • 本性 (běnxìng)married person's original last name
  • 娘家姓 (niángjiāxìng)married person's original last name
  • 氏 (shì)married person's original last name
  • 閨名 /闺名 (guīmíng)married person's original last name
Czech dívčí jméno, jméno za svobodna
  • dívčí jménomarried person's original last name
  • jméno za svobodnamarried person's original last name
Danish pigenavn, ungpigenavn
  • pigenavnmarried person's original last name
  • ungpigenavnmarried person's original last name
  • eget efternavnmarried person's original last name
Dutch meisjesnaam
  • meisjesnaammarried person's original last name
Esperanto denaska nomo, nasknomo
  • denaska nomomarried person's original last name
  • nasknomomarried person's original last name
  • fraŭlinnomomarried person's original last name
Estonian neiupõlvenimi
  • neiupõlvenimimarried person's original last name
Finnish tyttönimi
  • tyttönimimarried person's original last name
French nom de jeune fille, nom de demoiselle
  • nom de jeune fillemarried person's original last name
  • nom de demoisellemarried person's original last name
German Mädchenname
  • Mädchennamemarried person's original last name
Greek πατρικό όνομα, γένος
  • πατρικό όνομα (patrikó ónoma)married person's original last name
  • γένος (génos)married person's original last name
Hebrew שֵׁם נְעוּרִים
  • שֵׁם נְעוּרִים (shem ne'urím)married person's original last name
Hindi कन्या कुलनाम, विवाहपूर्व कुलनाम
  • कन्या कुलनाम (kanyā kulnām)married person's original last name
  • विवाहपूर्व कुलनाम (vivāhpūrv kulnām)married person's original last name
Hungarian leánykori név
  • leánykori névmarried person's original last name
Indonesian nama gadis
  • nama gadismarried person's original last name
Italian nome da ragazza, nome da nubile
  • nome da ragazzamarried person's original last name
  • nome da nubilemarried person's original last name
Japanese 旧名
  • 旧名 (kyūmei)married person's original last name
Korean 결혼 전의 성, 예전의 성
  • 결혼 전의 성 (gyeolhon jeonui seong)married person's original last name
  • 예전의 성 (yejeonui seong)married person's original last name
  • 구성 (guseong)married person's original last name
Māori ingoa wahine
  • ingoa wahinemarried person's original last name
Norwegian Bokmål jentenavn, pikenavn
  • jentenavnmarried person's original last name
  • pikenavnmarried person's original last name
Persian اسم دختر, اسم دخترانه
  • اسم دختر (esm-e doxtar)married person's original last name
  • اسم دخترانه (esm-e doxtarâne)married person's original last name
Polish nazwisko panieńskie, nazwisko rodowe
  • nazwisko panieńskiemarried person's original last name
  • nazwisko rodowemarried person's original last name
Portuguese nome de solteira
  • nome de solteiramarried person's original last name
Romanian nume de fată
  • nume de fatămarried person's original last name
Russian де́вичья фами́лия
  • де́вичья фами́лия (dévičʹja famílija)married person's original last name
Slovak dievčenské meno
  • dievčenské menomarried person's original last name
Spanish apellido de soltera
  • apellido de solteramarried person's original last name
Swedish flicknamn
  • flicknamnmarried person's original last name
Thai นามสกุลก่อนแต่งงาน
  • นามสกุลก่อนแต่งงาน (naam-sà-gun gɔ̀ɔn dtɛ̀ng-ngaan)married person's original last name
Turkish kızlık soyadı
  • kızlık soyadımarried person's original last name
Ukrainian діво́че прі́звище
  • діво́че прі́звище (divóče prízvyšče)married person's original last name
Vietnamese nhũ danh
  • nhũ danhmarried person's original last name
Welsh enw morwynol
  • enw morwynolmarried person's original last name
Yiddish מיידלישער נאָמען
  • מיידלישער נאָמעןmarried person's original last name
Cite this entry
APA

maiden name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20name

MLA

“maiden name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maiden name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maiden%20name.

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