married name
[ˈmærɪd neɪm]
nounpl: married names
nome de casada
1. The surname that a woman adopts upon marriage, typically taking her husband's family name
After the wedding, she changed her married name from Smith to Johnson.
Após o casamento, ela mudou seu nome de casada de Smith para Johnson.
2. The legal surname a person uses after marriage, which may be the spouse's surname or a combination of both surnames
Her married name appears on all official documents.
Seu nome de casada aparece em todos os documentos oficiais.
In Brazil and historically in the USA, women traditionally adopted their husband's surname upon marriage, though this practice has become optional in many countries. In Portugal, since the 1970s, women have had the legal right to keep their maiden names. The term reflects changing social conventions regarding gender, identity, and marriage, with many modern women choosing to keep their birth names, use hyphenated names, or create entirely new surnames.
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