Maud
/mɔːd/noun
A woman’s given name, originally a medieval form of Matilda.
Did you know?Maud is a medieval English form of Matilda, and the same Germanic name-family also gave us the word **maudlin**, originally linked to Mary Magdalene’s mournful medieval image.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mahti-
“power, might”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hildiz
“battle”
Old High German
OHG
Mahthilt
“a female personal name meaning 'might-battle'”
Old French
OF
Mahaut / Maheut
“a French form of the name Matilda”
Middle English
ME
Maud
“a common English form of Matilda, used as a personal name”
Modern English
English
Maud
“a female given name”