Girl · Germanic, through Norman French
Maud
Say it: MAWD
Meaning
Medieval English vernacular form of Matilda, from Germanic maht 'might' and hild 'battle'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The everyday medieval form of Matilda, revived in the 19th century by Tennyson's poem Maud.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 13,172 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1883, about 1 in 264 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Maude, Mold, Mahaut
| French | Mahaut |
|---|---|
| German | Mechthild |
| Latin | Matilda |
| German | Mathilde |
Famous bearers
- Maud Gonne, Irish revolutionary
- Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author
- Empress Matilda, known in English as Maud
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Well-known works of literature
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Medieval European charters and records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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