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| − | A '''maiden name''' is the name that a [[woman]] is given by her parents shortly after she is born. Some women choose to take their husband's name after they are [[marriage|married]]. For example, the maiden name of [[Hillary Clinton]] (before she married former [[President]] [[Bill Clinton]]) was | + | A '''maiden name''' is the name that a [[woman]] is given by her parents shortly after she is born. Some women choose to take their husband's name after they are [[marriage|married]]. For example, the maiden name of [[Hillary Clinton]] (before she married former [[President]] [[Bill Clinton]]) was Hillary Rodham. |
In some other cultures, such as the [[Hispanic]] culture, women do not take their husband's name. Instead, the [[child]] gets his mother's name and one of his fathers' names, as in "Gabriel Garcia Lorca", whose mother was named Garcia and whose father was named Lorca, or vice versa. | In some other cultures, such as the [[Hispanic]] culture, women do not take their husband's name. Instead, the [[child]] gets his mother's name and one of his fathers' names, as in "Gabriel Garcia Lorca", whose mother was named Garcia and whose father was named Lorca, or vice versa. | ||
Revision as of 21:27, May 24, 2007
A maiden name is the name that a woman is given by her parents shortly after she is born. Some women choose to take their husband's name after they are married. For example, the maiden name of Hillary Clinton (before she married former President Bill Clinton) was Hillary Rodham.
In some other cultures, such as the Hispanic culture, women do not take their husband's name. Instead, the child gets his mother's name and one of his fathers' names, as in "Gabriel Garcia Lorca", whose mother was named Garcia and whose father was named Lorca, or vice versa.