Maud
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See also: maud
English
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Etymology
From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maud
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
- Dromio of Ephesus. Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn!
Dromio of Syracuse. Mome, malt-horse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch! - - - Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such a store
- 1855, Alfred Tennyson, Come into the Garden Maud:
- Come into the garden, Maud, / For the black bat, night, has flown, / Come into the garden, Maud, / I am here at the gate alone;
- A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).
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Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Old French Mahaut.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maud f
- a female given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Maud f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Maud: Maudarson
- daughter of Maud: Maudardóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Maud |
| accusative | Maud |
| dative | Maud |
| genitive | Maudar |
French
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maud f
- a female given name, variant of Mathilde
Swedish
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Proper noun
Maud c (genitive Mauds)
- a female given name borrowed from English