Maud

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Pronunciation
MAWD(English)
MOD(French)

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Maud Name meanings & History

Medieval English and French form of Matilda. Though it became rare after the 14th century, it was revived and once more grew popular in the 19th century, perhaps due to Alfred Tennyson's 1855 poem Maud [1].

Zodiac Sign of Maud: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Maud:

M: Memorabilia,Mushy,Memory,Manipulative,Maternal,Mommy,Mother

A: Angry,Argumentative,Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Ambitious

U: Utopia,Universality,Undermining,Unity,Understanding

D: Demanding,Dutiful,Daddy,Doting,Domestic,Determined

Maud is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Maud (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) short forms of Madeline, Matilda. See also Madison.

Other Forms: Maudea, Maudee, Maudey, Maudi, Maudie, Maudine, Maudlin, Maudy


3.) MAUD (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Anglicized Norman contraction of Matilda (powerful in battle) in use since the Middle Ages. See MATILDA. The name received a boost in popularity in the 19th century from Tennyson’s use of it in his poem “Maud” (1855). Var: Maude. (MAUD, MAHD)


4.) MAUD (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Anglicized Norman contraction of Mathilda (powerful in battle), which has been in use since the Middle Ages. Var: Maude. (MAUD)


5.) MAUD (Female)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Anglicized Norman contraction of Mathilda (powerful in battle) in use since the Middle Ages. Mathilda is derived from the Old High German Mahthilda, a compound name composed of the elements maht (might, power) and hiltia (battle). Maud and Matilda were both brought to the British Isles by the Normans during the Conquest. The Welsh form is Mallt. (MAUD, MOD)


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