MAUDE  

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. Maud is also used.

Maude is being discussed in our message boards:

• Cheaper By the Dozen
• The list... PLEASE help me decide
• Help with Gabrielle
• Almost there...
• Help with the name Agatha

Read Nameberry blog posts about Maude:

• MARDI GRAS NAMES: Baby Names from the Bayou
• A "FOOLPROOF" FORMULA FOR FINDING THE PERFECT NAME