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Maud / Maude is terrific. It makes me think of Queen Matilda and the civil war she waged against her cousin Stephen for the English thrown. The people called her, "Maude / Maud."

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I started out prefering the Maude spelling. But now the less-is-more Maud spelling is gaining ground. It's the same transformation I've been undergoing with Isabelle --> Isobel.

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Winifred and Enid are awesome. I'm hoping Enid gains in popularity soon. She's such a surprising little power-house of a name.

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My favorite names ending in "d:"

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Angharad (so Welsh it sound Arabic!)
Mairead
Sinead
Ingrid
Astrid
Clothilde
Mathilde
Sioned
Blaithnaid (/ Blathnat)
Brigid
Enid
Soledad
Trinidad
Verdad
Emerald
Melisande
Yolande
Ermingarde
Hildegarde
Jade

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Fun thread.