'maiden' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is typically used to describe a young woman who has never been married before, or to refer to a person's first attempt at something. For example, you could say "Mary was nervous about her maiden voyage on the new airplane."
Reading Larkin is never a simple matter, and his depicted transition from "maiden" to "married" name invites multiple interpretations.
Larkin's poem, written about his friend Winifred Arnott, sees the lost maiden name as a symbol of the erasure of a woman's youthful and sexually desirable self, now swallowed up in domestic duties and motherhood.
The next year, the same pair tried again: one chick survived to take its maiden flight.
She adds: "Twice this week I've received cheques made out to my maiden name which I'm not able to deposit".
Sarah Pennells at SavvyWoman.co.uk says many women choose to keep their maiden name for work and use their married name the rest of the time.
And then you've got Steve Smith, after a confidence-boosting maiden Test century at The Oval, coming in at No5. I'd prefer to see Brad Haddin down at No7 rather than six, so I still don't think the Australian batting line-up is set by any stretch of the imagination – and that No6 spot could be up for grabs.
His first boundary broke a spell of almost 22 overs without one, and he was later to hurtle from 79 to his maiden ODI ton in just six deliveries.
A customer can have an account in their maiden as well as their married name, and an account can also have a marker with details of another name used by the customer".
Santander told us there was nothing stopping a customer from holding an account in their maiden as well as their married name – but it would appear this message isn't reaching branch level.
Sergio Ramos headed the opener after 37 minutes and Gareth Bale scored the second six minutes after the break as Madrid claimed their maiden Club World Cup title.
Related: Restricted franchise in EU referendum would make a mockery of democracy | Letters My own interest in this matter goes back many years – including devoting my maiden speech in the House of Commons in 2001 to the case for lowering the voting age to 16 across the board.
