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English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maude
- A female given name from the Germanic languages; a less common spelling of Maud.
1860, Mary Jane Holmes, Cousin Maude, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 14:- - - he once more changed the subject of Maude's looks to her name, which he heard was really Matilda. She had been called Maude, Matty said, after one who was once a very dear friend both of herself and her husband.
"Then we will call her Matilda," said he, "as it is a maxim of mine never to spoil children by giving them pet names."
1957, Jesse L. Lasky, I blow my own horn, Doubleday, page 71:"Fine," said Blanche, "but 'Maude' sounds anything but continental."
"Suppose we change her name to 'Meredith Meredro'," I suggested.
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French
Proper noun
Maude f
- a diminutive, Maude, of the female given name Mathilde, variant of Maud, equivalent to English Maud