married names
Post-wedding identities
Married names are the surnames people take upon marriage, most commonly when a wife adopts her husband's family name.
The term usually appears in contexts involving name changes, legal documents, or identity verification: She published under her married name, I couldn't find her—I only knew her married name.
The plural reflects that different marriages may produce different surnames for the same person.
- spouseMarried partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- nuptialsVows and rings
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
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