Maud
English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
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Maud Origin and Meaning
The name Maud is a girl's name meaning "battle-mighty".
Maud, lacy and mauve-tinted, was wildly popular a hundred years ago but has been rarely heard in the past fifty. Some stylish parents are starting to choose Maud again, especially as a middle. Maude is another spelling, associated with actress Maude Apatow.
As a British royal name, Maud was the daughter of the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, who went on to become Queen of Norway. As a lively young girl, she was given the boyish nickname of Harry.
# 979 in the US
Maud Rank in US Top 1000
# 1378 on Nameberry
Maud Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Maud Popularity
- 1378Nameberry2024
- 26Netherlands2023
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Famous People Named Maud
- Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of WalesQueen consort of Haakon VII of Norway; daughter of Edward VII
- Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha of FifePrincess of the U.K.; Countess of Southesk; granddaughter of Edward VII
- Lucy Maud "L.M." MontgomeryCanadian novelist
- Maud GonneIrish revolutionary
- Maud Solveig Christina AdamsSwedish actress
- Maud PowellAmerican violinist
- Maud MulderDutch pop singer
- Maud Hart LovelaceAmerican novelist
- Maud Elizabeth Ballington BoothAmerican Salvation Army leader
- Maud Howe ElliottAmerican author and biographer
- Maud Greenmother of Queen Catherine Parr of England
- Maud Gage Baumwife of noveist L. Frank Baum
- Maud Hentydaughter of novelist G. A. Henty
- Maud Angelica Behn (b. 2003)daughter of Princess Martha Louise of Norway
- Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (b. 2013)daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman
- Maud Stevens WagnerAmerican tattoo artist
Maud in Pop Culture
- Maud Flynncharacter in "A Drowned Maiden's Hair"
- Maud Moonshinecharacter in "The Worst Witch" series
- Maud Angelcharacter in the Confession series by James Patterson
- Maud Piecharacter in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"
- Maud Hardycharacter in G. A. Henty's, Out on the Pampas
- Maud Browncharacter in "The Whole Truth" by Kit Pearson
- "Maud" poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Maud Baileycharacter in A.S. Byatt's novel 'Possession'
- Maud Spellbodycharacter in "The Worst Witch"