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Maud

/MAWD/ FeminineGermanic

Meaning

Maud is a feminine name of Germanic origin meaning “mighty in battle”.

Maud is the medieval French contraction of Matilda, strength in battle, and was the everyday name of the twelfth-century Empress Matilda who fought a civil war for the English crown. Tennyson's poem Maud made it a Victorian darling.

Hugely popular in the 1880s; today a daring vintage pick, mostly in Europe.

At a glance

Origin
Germanic
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/MAWD/
Themes
WarriorStrength

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Questions

  • Maud is a feminine name of Germanic origin meaning “mighty in battle”. Maud is the medieval French contraction of Matilda, strength in battle, and was the everyday name of the twelfth-century Empress Matilda who fought a civil war for the English crown.

  • Maud is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Hugely popular in the 1880s; today a daring vintage pick, mostly in Europe.

  • The name Maud comes from Germanic. Maud is the medieval French contraction of Matilda, strength in battle, and was the everyday name of the twelfth-century Empress Matilda who fought a civil war for the English crown. Tennyson's poem Maud made it a Victorian darling.

  • Maud is pronounced MAWD.

More names that mean warrior

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Alexandra FeminineGreek“defender of men”
  2. Cathal MasculineIrish“battle rule”
  3. Edith FeminineOld English“prosperous in war”
  4. Gunnar MasculineOld Norse“warrior”
  5. Harvey MasculineBreton“battle worthy”
  6. Hilda FeminineGermanic“battle”