A maiden is a male or female virgin. In obsolete and literary contexts, it may refer to any girl or unmarried woman.

Maiden or Maidens may also refer to:

Meaning "first"

Maiden flight, the first flight by an aircraft Maiden name, a married woman's birth surname Maiden over, in cricket, with no runs scored Maiden race, the first race for a horse Maiden race horse, a horse that has not won a race Maiden speech, a politician's first speech in a legislature

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 The Maiden (short story), a short story by Jean Stafford The Maiden (Klimt), a 1913 painting by Gustav Klimt

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

Japan

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 Maidenhead, 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 City F.C., a football club from Northern Ireland, UK Maiden Holdings, a Bermuda insurance holding company Maiden rocksnail (Leptoxis formosa), an extinct freshwater snail species

See also

Maiden Castle (disambiguation) Maiden Lane (disambiguation) Maiden's hair (disambiguation) Iron maiden (disambiguation) Nine Maidens (disambiguation) Maidenhead (disambiguation) Maidan (disambiguation) Maid (disambiguation) Virgin (disambiguation)