Maiden (disambiguation) explained

A maiden is a male or female virgin.

Maiden or Maidens may also refer to:

Meaning "first"

Maiden flight, the first flight by an aircraft
Maiden name, the family name carried by a woman before marriage
Maiden over, in the sport of cricket, an over in which no runs are scored
Maiden race, the first race for a horse
Maiden race horse, a race horse that has yet to win a race
Maiden speech, the first speech made by a politician in a formal assembly

Arts, entertainment, and media

Iron Maiden, a British heavy metal band, often shortened to "Maiden"
Maiden, the first of the three aspects of the Triple Goddess (Neopaganism)
Maiden, the author abbreviation for Joseph Maiden
MaiDen, the alternative name of the fictional supercouple AlDub on a Philippine TV show
Maiden (film), a documentary film by Alex Holmes
The Maiden (film), 2022 Canadian drama film
Maiden, a survival horror short video game made as a demo for Resident Evil Village

People with the surname

David Maiden, Scottish rugby league player
Gregor Maiden (born 1979), Scottish cricketer
Jennifer Maiden (born 1949), Australian poet and novelist
Joe Maiden, author and BBC Radio presenter
Joseph Maiden (1859–1925), English/Australian botanist
Michael Maidens (1987–2007), English footballer
Sidney Maiden (1917–c.1987), American country blues musician
Willie Maiden (1928–1976), American jazz saxophonist and arranger

Places

Mai-den Hall, Kumano Taisha, Matsue, Shimane, Japan

United Kingdom

Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire
Maiden Island, Oban Bay, Scotland
Maiden Law, Durham, England
Maiden Moor, in the Lake District of England
Maiden Newton, Dorset
Maiden Stack, Shetland
Maiden Stone, Pictish standing stone near Inverurie, Scotland
Maiden Wells, Pembrokeshire
Maidens, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Maiden's Green, Berkshire
The Maidens, Northern Ireland
- The Maidens lighthouses

United States

Maiden, North Carolina, in Catawba County
Maiden Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania
Maiden Rock, Wisconsin
Maidens, Virginia

Other uses

Maiden (guillotine), a device used for executions
Maiden (yacht), an ocean racing yacht
Maiden Holdings, a Bermuda insurance holding company
Maiden rocksnail (Leptoxis formosa), an extinct freshwater snail species

See also