MAUD  

Gender: F
Origin: Variation of MATILDA
Meaning: "battle-mighty"

This lacy, mauve-tinted name was wildly popular a hundred years ago, but has been rarely heard in the past fifty. Some stylish parents are starting to choose it again, especially as a middle. Maude is another spelling.

Variations:
Maudine, Maudie, Maudlin

Maud is being discussed in our message boards:

• Modelicious
• Fashion Name List!
• Please help- M girl names!
• Names in the same style as Molly
• Jamie/Jaime

Read Nameberry blog posts about Maud:

• KISSING COUSIN NAMES: Names that don't look related--but are
• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• PRINCESS NAMES