Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

married name

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ried -name
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name a person (especially, in many cultures, a woman) takes upon marriage

Inflected Forms

married names (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maiden name birth name

Synonyms

marital name marriage name

Questions

What does married name mean?: The name a person (especially, in many cultures, a woman) takes upon marriage

How to pronounce married name

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