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married name
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married name
(noun)
married name
noun
plural
married names
married name
noun
plural
married names
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARRIED NAME
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a married woman's last name if she uses her husband's last name as her own
She used to be Susan Brown, but her
married name
is Susan Wilson.
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