Meanings
maud1
plural mauds
- archaicA grey plaid once worn by shepherds in Scotland and Northumbria.
Maud2
alternative Maude
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Come into the garden, Maud, / For the black bat, night, has flown, / Come into the garden, Maud, / I am here at the gate alone;
1855, Alfred Tennyson, Come into the Garden Maud1 more example
Dromio of Ephesus. Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn! Dromio of Syracuse. Mome, malt-horse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch! - - - Dost thou conjure for wenches, that thou call'st for such a store
c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i] - A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).
- A place in the United States:
- A minor city in Pottawatomie County and Seminole County, Oklahoma.
- A minor city in Bowie County, Texas.
Origin
- Old FrenchMahaut
- EnglishMaud
From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Maud, Maude
- Maudgiven name
- Maudegiven name
Greek Μαώ
- Μαώ (Maó)given name
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Cite this entry
maud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maud
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