Maud

See also: maud

English

Alternative forms

• Maude

Etymology

From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɔːd/
• Rhymes: -ɔːd
• Homophone: mod (cot–caught merger)

Proper noun

Maud

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

     Dromio of Ephesus. Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn!
     Dromio of Syracuse. Mome, malt-horse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch! - - - Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such a store

   • 1855, Alfred Tennyson, Come into the Garden Maud:

     Come into the garden, Maud, / For the black bat, night, has flown, / Come into the garden, Maud, / I am here at the gate alone;

2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).

Derived terms

• Queen Maud Land

Translations

given name

• French: Maud (fr) f
• Greek: Μαώ f (Maó)

Anagrams

• Damu, Duma, duma, muda

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Old French Mahaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: Maud
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophone: mout

Proper noun

Maud f

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Maud f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Maud: Maudarson
• daughter of Maud: Maudardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Maud
accusative	Maud
dative	Maud
genitive	Maudar

French

Alternative forms

• Maude

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mod/

Proper noun

Maud f

1. a female given name, variant of Mathilde

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Maud c (genitive Mauds)

1. a female given name borrowed from English