Family name
Family name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
Usage example: many women today do not change their family name when they marry
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Synonyms for Family name
Maiden name and family name are semantically related In some cases you can use "Maiden name" instead a noun phrase "Family name".
Maiden name
Maiden name noun - A woman's surname before marriage.
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Synonyms for Maiden name
Family name and maiden name are semantically related in given name topic. You can use "Family name" instead a noun phrase "Maiden name".
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Related pairs
- handle and family name
- handle and maiden name
- name and family name
- name and maiden name
- denomination and family name
- denomination and maiden name
- appellation and family name
- appellation and maiden name
- designation and family name
- designation and maiden name
- cognomen and family name
- cognomen and maiden name
- forename and family name
- forename and maiden name
Both terms in one sentence
- The second name is the given name, where as the third name can be the maiden name of the mother (as in Koon's case, who had multiple wives with multiple children) or the family name of ones mentor, like Zahard's Princesses.
Source: Name Order Confusion -
Tuckerization: The family name for the DiNapoli's comes from Anne Bancroft's mother's maiden name.
Source: Film / Fatso -
Women don't lose their maiden name when marrying, but traditionally added the husband's family name to their own, this has no legal value however.
Source: Useful Notes / Mexico
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