Maud
Meaning of Maud
Maud, pronounced “mawd,” brings a delightful blend of vintage charm and timeless strength straight from its Old Germanic roots—mathilde, meaning “might in battle”—filtered through medieval French into English history. It’s the same brave spirit that powered Empress Matilda, a.k.a. Maud, to stake her claim on the English throne, and later inspired Queen Maud of Norway’s regal grace. Though it enjoyed only a modest presence in early 20th-century Georgia birth records, Maud’s understated elegance feels fresh today, like discovering a well-worn heirloom in an unexpected place. With just a hint of old-world romance and a dash of rebellious spirit, Maud is perfectly poised to stand out in any modern nursery—no risk of name fatigue here, just a quietly confident choice that whispers strength and warmth in every syllable.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as mawd (/mɔːd/)
French
- Pronunced as mohd (/mo/)
Dutch
- Pronunced as mowt (/mot/)
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Notable People Named Maud
| Maud Gage Baum was the wife of children's author L. Frank Baum and daughter of suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. |
| Maud Gonne MacBride was an Irish revolutionary, suffragette and actress, best known as the muse of poet W. B. Yeats. |
| Maud Allan was a Canadian dancer best known for her dramatic performance in Vision of Salome. |
| Maud Kathleen Lewis was a celebrated Canadian folk artist known for her cheerful paintings of Nova Scotia landscapes, animals and flowers. |
| Maud Leonora Menten was a Canadian physician and chemist best known for her groundbreaking research on enzyme kinetics with Leonor Michaelis. |
| Maud Wood Park was an American activist who fought for women's voting rights. |
| Maud Hart Lovelace was an American author best known for her Betsy-Tacy books. |
| Maud Ingersoll Probasco was an American activist who championed women's suffrage and animal rights. |
| Maud Adams is a Swedish actress and model best known for playing two Bond girls in The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy. |
| Maud Ballington Booth was a Salvation Army leader and co-founder of the Volunteers of America. |
| Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Ulster - Maud of Lancaster was an English noblewoman and Countess of Ulster who later became a canoness at Campsey Priory. |
| Maud Diver was an English author known for writing about India and the lives of English people there. |
| Maud Madison was an American actress and dancer. |
| Maud Howe Elliott was an American novelist who won a Pulitzer Prize with her sisters for their biography of their mother, Julia Ward Howe. |
| Maud Stevens Wagner was an American circus performer and the first known female tattoo artist in the United States. |
