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Ann and Maud
by Wordsmith
5/15/2010, 4:25 PM
I usually profess a slight preference for Maude and a strong preference for Anne over Maud and Ann respectively. However, I'm currently quite fond of the trim simplicity of the latter two names; also, they remind me of staunch and soulful working-class women from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (perhaps in Ireland). What are your opinions?Which of the following combinations speak to you?
Ann Alethea
Ann Amabel
Ann Amalia
Ann Amaryllis
Ann Amelia
Ann Araminta
Ann Audrey
Ann Augusta
Ann Beata
Ann Beatrice
Ann Beatrix
Ann Calliope
Ann Camellia
Ann Caroline
Ann Cecilia
Ann Cecily
Ann Celestine
Ann Charlotta
Ann Charlotte
Ann Clarissa
Ann Clementine
Ann Clothilde
Ann Clotilda
Ann Cordelia
Ann Cordula
Ann Corisande
Ann Cosima
Ann Cybele
Ann Dorothea
Ann Dorothy
Ann Eleanor
Ann Eleonore
Ann Elinor
Ann Eloisa
Ann Eloise
Ann Emeline
Ann Emilia
Ann Emmeline
Ann Ermengarde
Ann Eulalia
Ann Eulalie
Ann Eurydice
Ann Eveline
Ann Fiammetta
Ann Florence
Ann Garance
Ann Genevieve
Ann Georgiana
Ann Georgina
Ann Geraldine
Ann Gertrude
Ann Ghislaine
Ann Ginevra
Ann Griselda
Ann Heloise
Ann Hephzibah
Ann Hildegard
Ann Iphigenia
Ann Isabella
Ann Isadora
Ann Isidora
Ann Isobel
Ann Jocasta
Ann Jocosa
Ann Josephina
Ann Josephine
Ann Juliet
Ann Julietta
Ann Laetitia
Ann Leocadia
Ann Leonora
Ann Letitia
Ann Letizia
Ann Lilia
Ann Lilias
Ann Louisa
Ann Lucasta
Ann Lucia
Ann Lucille
Ann Lucretia
Ann Lucrezia
Ann Lydia
Ann Margery
Ann Marguerite
Ann Marjorie
Ann Mathilda
Ann Mathilde
Ann Matilda
Ann Mehetabel
Ann Melisande
Ann Mildred
Ann Millicent
Ann Miriam
Ann Muriel
Ann Octavia
Ann Olivia
Ann Ophelia
Ann Philippa
Ann Phyllida
Ann Rosabel
Ann Rosalie
Ann Rosalind
Ann Rosaline
Ann Rosamond
Ann Rosamund
Ann Rosemarie
Ann Rosemary
Ann Rosemonde
Ann Rosetta
Ann Rowena
Ann Rudabet
Ann Ségolène
Ann Sieglinde
Ann Sigrid
Ann Silvia
Ann Sophronia
Ann Sylvia
Ann Sylvie
Ann Theodora
Ann Theodosia
Ann Tullia
Ann Ursula
Ann Viola
Ann Violet
Ann Violetta
Ann Violette
Ann Virginia
Ann Virginie
Ann Wilhelmina
Ann Winifred
Ann ZenobiaMaud Alethea
Maud Alphonsine
Maud Althea
Maud Anthea
Maud Araminta
Maud Beatrice
Maud Beatrix
Maud Carolina
Maud Caroline
Maud Cecilia
Maud Cecily
Maud Celestina
Maud Celestine
Maud Coralie
Maud Cybele
Maud Eleanor
Maud Eleonora
Maud Eleonore
Maud Elinor
Maud Elisabeth
Maud Elisabetta
Maud Eloisa
Maud Eloise
Maud Eugenia
Maud Eugenie
Maud Eulalia
Maud Eulalie
Maud Evelina
Maud Eveline
Maud Garance
Maud Genevieve
Maud Georgiana
Maud Ghislaine
Maud Ginevra
Maud Harriet
Maud Helena
Maud Helene
Maud Heloise
Maud Henrietta
Maud Iphigenia
Maud Isabel
Maud Isabella
Maud Isobel
Maud Josephine
Maud Juliet
Maud Julietta
Maud Juliette
Maud Lavinia
Maud Leonora
Maud Liliane
Maud Lilias
Maud Louisa
Maud Lucia
Maud Lucretia
Maud Olivia
Maud Penelope
Maud Philippa
Maud Philomena
Maud Rebecca
Maud Rosalie
Maud Rosalind
Maud Rosaline
Maud Ségolène
Maud Silvia
Maud Sophronia
Maud Sylvia
Maud Ursula
Maud Verena
Maud Violetta
Maud Violette
Maud Virginia
Maud Vivian
Maud Vivienne
Maud Xanthippe
Maud Zenobia
Maud Zinnia
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- Kitty (vomiting)
5/16/2010, 10:13 PM
Ann Louisa and Maud Beatrice are my favourites.I'm warming to the shorter names too, like you.
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- Speranza
5/16/2010, 5:21 AM
I like Ann Cordelia and Maud Zenobia.My great grandmother was a strong working class woman in Ireland in the late 19th/early twentieth century :) I prefer Anne though.I think I prefer Maud though - I go back and forward.

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- Snapdragon
5/15/2010, 7:16 PM
Paul! It's so nice to see you around again!Although I strongly prefer Maude, I can see the appeal of Maud.Ann is another story, though. I'm with Anne Shirley (i.e. of Green Gables) on this one, "A-n-n looks dreadful, but A-n-n-e looks so much more distinguished."I love/especially like the following combos...(I'm sorry, but I just can't do Anne without the 'e'.)Anne Beatrice
Anne Beatrix
Anne Camellia (This is my favorite Anne combo.)
Anne Cecilia
Anne Cecily
Anne Clothilde
Anne Cordelia
Anne Lilias
Anne Lucille
Anne Mathilde
Anne Rosabel
Anne Rosalie
Anne Rosalind
Anne Rosemonde
Anne RosettaMaud Beatrice
Maud Eleonora
Maud Helene (Ooh, lovely!)
Maud Heloise
Maud Josephine
Maud Rosalie
Maud Vivienne
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- Capucine
5/15/2010, 5:09 PM
I love Maud and Maude (I just can't decide which one I prefer), and I like Ann, but I think I prefer it as a middle name. As a first name, I'm partial to Anne.Of your Maud combos I likeMaud Alethea
Maud Althea
Maud Beatrice
Maud Eleanor
Maud Eleonore
Maud Eugenia
Maud Eugenie
Maud Eulalia
Maud Garance - I'm not sure if I like this combo. How do you pronounce Garance? The French way or the English way? Um, is there an English way? ;-)
Maud Ginevra
Maud Harriet
Maud Heloise
Maud Henrietta
Maud Isobel
Maud Leonora - I think I'd prefer Leonore...
Maud Lilias
Maud Louisa
Maud Philomena
Maud Virginia
Maud Vivian

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- RowenaRavenclaw
5/15/2010, 4:53 PM
I'm not a big fan of Ann or Maud. Ann reminds me of the word 'and,' and Maud has an unattractive sound to my ear.I do like Ann Beatrice and Ann Eurydice (this has an interesting flow). Of your Maud combos, I like Maud Philippa and Maud Silvia best.
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