Maud

English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
"battle-mighty"

Maud Origin and Meaning

The name Maud is a girl's name meaning "battle-mighty".

Maud, lacy and mauve-tinted, was wildly popular a hundred years ago but has been rarely heard in the past fifty. Some stylish parents are starting to choose Maud again, especially as a middle. Maude is another spelling, associated with actress Maude Apatow.

As a British royal name, Maud was the daughter of the youngest daughter of King Edward VII and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, who went on to become Queen of Norway. As a lively young girl, she was given the boyish nickname of Harry.

# 979 in the US

Maud Rank in US Top 1000

# 1393 on Nameberry

Maud Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Maud Popularity

Famous People Named Maud

  • Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of Wales
    Queen consort of Haakon VII of Norway; daughter of Edward VII
  • Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha of Fife
    Princess of the U.K.; Countess of Southesk; granddaughter of Edward VII
  • Lucy Maud "L.M." Montgomery
    Canadian novelist
  • Maud Gonne
    Irish revolutionary
  • Maud Solveig Christina Adams
    Swedish actress
  • Maud Powell
    American violinist
  • Maud Mulder
    Dutch pop singer
  • Maud Hart Lovelace
    American novelist
  • Maud Elizabeth Ballington Booth
    American Salvation Army leader
  • Maud Howe Elliott
    American author and biographer
  • Maud Green
    mother of Queen Catherine Parr of England
  • Maud Gage Baum
    wife of noveist L. Frank Baum
  • Maud Henty
    daughter of novelist G. A. Henty
  • Maud Angelica Behn (b. 2003)
    daughter of Princess Martha Louise of Norway
  • Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (b. 2013)
    daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor and Sophie Winkleman
  • Maud Stevens Wagner
    American tattoo artist

Maud in Pop Culture

  • Maud Flynn
    character in "A Drowned Maiden's Hair"
  • Maud Moonshine
    character in "The Worst Witch" series
  • Maud Angel
    character in the Confession series by James Patterson
  • Maud Pie
    character in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"
  • Maud Hardy
    character in G. A. Henty's, Out on the Pampas
  • Maud Brown
    character in "The Whole Truth" by Kit Pearson
  • "Maud
    " poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
  • Maud Bailey
    character in A.S. Byatt's novel 'Possession'
  • Maud Spellbody
    character in "The Worst Witch"