Maud

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Gender Feminine
Usage English, French, Dutch, Swedish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɔd/(English) /mod/(French) /ˈmɑu̯t/(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Medieval English and French form of Matilda. Though it became rare after the 14th century, it was revived and once more grew popular in the 19th century, perhaps due to Alfred Tennyson's 1855 poem Maud [1].