Last name and Maiden name

Last name

Last name noun - A name shared by members of a family.
Usage example: please write your first name, middle initial, and last name at the top of the form
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Synonyms for Last name

Maiden name and last name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maiden name" instead a noun phrase "Last name".

Maiden name

Maiden name noun - A woman's surname before marriage.
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Synonyms for Maiden name

Last name and maiden name are semantically related. You can use "Last name" instead a noun phrase "Maiden name".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Anime / Rebuild of Evangelion Yui's maiden name was similarly changed from Ikari to Ayanami.note Gendo took Yui's last name in the original continuity.
  • Film / The Little Colonel Tomboyish Name: Shirley's character is named Lloyd Sherman, after the Colonel's last name (and her mother's maiden name)
  • Paul Stenbeck from As the World Turns changed his last name to Ryan (his Mom's maiden name) to distance himself from his villianous father James.
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