I just find the sound really unappealing, plain and very old-fashioned without having any sort of vintage charm. Perhaps
Maude would be a slightly nicer spelling?
It does have a great namesake in L.M.
Montgomery, (known as
Maud), who wrote the
Anne of Green Gables books. Also, it was fairly fashionable in
France around 10-15-20 years ago. There are a fair few lovely young girls named
Maud wandering around
France at the moment, which I find really weird.