Maud Forename

12,134th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 81,849 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Maud Forename Definition:

A female name. Old German Mahthildis, compound of mahti ‘might’, ‘strength’, and hildi ‘battle’, ‘strife'. It was introduced into England by the Normans (William I m. Matilda d. of Baldwin V of Flanders), and was a favourite in the 12th and 13th C, gradually falling into desuetude in the 14th and 15 th C, The Latin forms are Matillis or Matilldis as well as Matilda; the French were Mahhild, Mahault, Molde, or Maud, and these were all used in England, together with the nicknames Till, Tillot.

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Maud Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France
100%
22,9191:2,900323
Sweden
100%
12,0141:821146
Netherlands
100%
8,9511:1,888390
Zimbabwe
 
99%
6,8921:2,238413
England
100%
4,7931:11,601876
Jamaica-3,7971:759197
Ghana
100%
3,5961:7,505797
South Africa
100%
2,8651:19,0342,687
United States
100%
2,7601:131,3545,374
Belgium
100%
2,2941:5,009750
Israel
97%
 
1,0861:7,7371,098
Northern Ireland
100%
8331:2,213351
Germany
100%
7381:131,0002,454
Canada
100%
7051:46,9983,164
Haiti
100%
6161:17,4141,516
Switzerland
100%
5991:13,7121,176
India
 
68%
5661:2,146,428109,406
Ireland
100%
4601:10,095718
Bangladesh-4581:348,16914,530
Norway
100%
3851:13,3311,000
Gabon
100%
3611:5,2171,029
Brazil
100%
3601:595,10018,435
Indonesia-3131:824,16553,972
Scotland
100%
2571:20,819995
Lebanon
100%
2341:24,0491,669
Morocco-2181:157,5634,496
Thailand
100%
2121:330,49918,004
Mauritius-1651:7,8651,097
Wales
100%
1591:19,4611,105
Denmark-1501:37,6631,623
Zambia-1111:142,8365,770
Bahamas-1081:3,698660
Malawi
100%
1061:161,4377,641
Australia-921:148,4524,446
French Polynesia-861:3,231629
Uganda
100%
851:481,84611,340
Dominican Republic-741:140,9636,526
Finland
 
97%
741:74,0972,048
Congo
 
73%
671:74,7645,209
Spain
100%
661:704,9997,444
New Caledonia
100%
651:4,156621
Portugal-651:160,1673,695
Chile
100%
621:283,9874,442
Ivory Coast
 
52%
621:372,19215,266
New Zealand-611:74,3613,508
Guyana
100%
551:13,8771,911
Mexico
100%
421:2,955,82014,852
Colombia
100%
381:1,257,34012,976
United Arab Emirates-371:193,29712,866
Peru
100%
351:908,32712,675
Japan-341:3,764,29625,024
Luxembourg
100%
341:16,5901,110
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
341:40,0423,857
Botswana
100%
321:68,2646,262
Faroe Islands
100%
321:1,535333
Italy
 
92%
301:2,035,40314,030
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Austria
100%
251:340,5683,811
Belize
100%
251:14,1721,847
Nigeria
 
68%
241:7,398,51598,458
China-231:59,393,73062,751
Jersey-211:4,761588
Philippines
 
67%
201:5,300,47490,157
Qatar
50%
 
201:118,48012,874
United States Virgin Islands-201:5,487885
Iraq
100%
191:1,843,04511,423
Papua New Guinea
100%
191:429,06933,046
Argentina
100%
181:2,376,2918,279
Panama
100%
161:244,1608,726
Antigua and Barbuda-151:6,6261,171
Hong Kong-121:646,0604,783
Afghanistan
91%
 
111:2,965,77421,963
Nicaragua
100%
111:547,1219,117
Singapore-101:628,70512,270
Venezuela
100%
101:3,020,18947,166
Czechia-91:1,184,0183,740
Madagascar-91:2,625,4903,077
Honduras
100%
81:1,102,18311,893
Monaco
100%
81:4,808802
Burkina Faso
100%
71:2,625,63848,146
Pakistan
83%
 
71:27,765,383122,080
Saint Kitts and Nevis-61:9,1441,176
Cameroon-51:4,322,10163,776
Grenada
100%
51:21,6252,009
Malaysia
 
83%
51:6,089,988140,568
Costa Rica
100%
41:1,191,98712,292
Croatia
100%
41:1,054,2699,352
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Turks and Caicos Islands-31:11,5691,028
Yemen-31:8,765,5849,038
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Dominica-21:37,736863
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya
100%
11:46,307,11074,921
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
11:6,315385
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484

Maud (2,974) may also be a surname.

Maud Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old German Mahthildis, compound of mahti ‘might’, ‘strength’, and hildi ‘battle’, ‘strife'. It was introduced into England by the Normans (William I m. Matilda d. of Baldwin V of Flanders), and was a favourite in the 12th and 13th C, gradually falling into desuetude in the 14th and 15 th C, The Latin forms are Matillis or Matilldis as well as Matilda; the French were Mahhild, Mahault, Molde, or Maud, and these were all used in England, together with the nicknames Till, Tillot. Many surnames are derived from them, e.g. Madison, Maud, Maudt, Maudson, Mawson, Moulson, Mould, Mowl, Mowle, Moult, Till, Tilly, Tillison, Tilson, Tillotson. It was very rare in the 16th and I7th C, but the Latin form Matilda was revived in the middle of the 18th C and became a great favourite.

Tennyson’s poem Maud (1855) was probably responsible for the revival of this medieval form of the name in the later 19th C. The pet-forms Matty, Tilly, and Tilda were usual in the 19th C.

Matildis Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1082. Mathild, Mathila, Matheld, Mathidis Domesday Book 1086. Matilda Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1215. Matilldis Feudal Aids 1284. Matillis Feudal Aids 1316. Mauld Visit of Cheshire 1303. Maud Close Rolls 1314. Maude English Register of Godstow Nunnery, c. 1450 (E.E.T.S. 129-30) 1450, Lincs 1451, The Coventry Leet Book 1486. Molde, Moolde English Register of Godstow Nunnery, c. 1450 (E.E.T.S. 129-30) 1450. Mawt Lincs 1455. Mawde Chester 1562.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

MAUDE. (See also Alice) An English contraction of Matilda, it has, for the cultured, been spoilt by Tennyson’s too famous ‘Come into the garden, Maud!’

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

MAUDE. Found as baptismal names; corrupted from Matilda.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Maud Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahud89778/
Majud89314/
Maudh8937/
Mayud8916/
Mmaud897/
Maued897/
Mauds894/
Mausd894/
Maudd893/
Mhaud893/
Maudt893/
Mauud892/
Maiud892/
Mau'd891/
Maudz891/
Mauhd891/
Mau86439,792/
Mad8689,428/
Mud862,013/
Mahhud80292/
Mahaud8044/
Mahjud8034/
Mahyud8028/
Majoud8022/
Mauyad8021/
Maujed808/
Mauddh806/
Mayaud804/
Mmahud803/
Mahiud803/
Maudte802/
Mauyed802/
Maheud801/
Mojaud801/
Maihud801/
Majudh801/
Mhayud801/
Maushd801/
Mayoud801/
Mauoud801/
Maajud801/
Maioud801/
Majd75108,225/
Mads7528,135/
Maju7522,905/
Maad759,620/
Maut757,810/
Mahd757,314/
Mayu757,235/
Muid755,651/
Hmad755,057/
Mahu754,894/
Moud753,721/
Madh753,587/
Maid752,111/
Mead75976/
Maus75675/
Maiu75584/
Maed75483/
Mhad75398/
Madz75390/
Madd75375/
Mauh75321/
Mudh75298/
Maue75292/
Mauz75126/
Mmad75117/
Mauu7594/
Mudd7589/
Maup7589/
Masd7586/
Muhd7586/
Mued7581/
Mauy7563/
Muud7543/
Mayd7531/
Mmau7526/
Mhud7523/
Mhau7517/
Mutd7515/
Maux7513/
Musd7511/
Meud7511/
Matd758/
Madt757/
Mgau755/
Mujd755/
Mudë755/
Muod754/
Mgad754/
Mudt753/
Hmud753/
Mmud753/
Mauê752/
Madp752/
Madì751/
Ÿmau751/
Muyd751/
Madė751/
Hmau751/
Mahajud7383/
Hmahjud7343/
Mahayud7312/
Mahoued734/
Maujaud733/
Mahahud733/
Mauyadh731/
Maudova731/
Mauheed731/
Maujuod731/
Ma671,106,298/
Majid67810,941/
Mu67528,335/
Majed67270,045/
Mahad6766,975/
Mehad676,981/
Miyad673,563/
Mujid672,837/
Mayed672,134/
Majad672,117/
Mayou671,852/
Hmoud671,713/
Mauya671,626/
Mmaju671,577/
Mayad671,154/
Moyad67547/
Mayau67518/
Mahut67483/
Mohud67479/
Maihu67460/
Mahyu67395/
Mujad67370/
Mah'd67367/
Maadh67362/
Moudh67337/
Muidh67302/
Mhads67300/
Meadh67288/
Mayus67261/
Mejad67236/
Mayid67230/
Mahau67213/
Hmadh67202/
Mijad67173/
Muh'd67159/
Madth67156/
Mahdh67121/
Maiau67118/
Maoue67114/
Mhadz67113/
Majut67105/
Mouhd6795/
Majuu6787/
Maute6786/
Majod6779/
Mhadh6773/
Mayuh6770/
Mahju6767/
Majou6767/
Madgy6765/
Mayut6761/
Mayup6760/
Maidh6759/
Muyid6756/
Maheu6755/
Mojad6753/
Mayod6750/
Meyad6748/
Mauye6746/
Mathd6744/
Mauie6742/
Mujed6738/
Mauth6738/
Muied6736/
Mushd6736/
Maius6733/
Maues6733/
Mauia6731/
Hmuid6730/
Majdh6729/
Majuh6727/
Hmmad6725/
Mauyo6724/
Mad's6724/
Mhaed6724/
Maijd6723/
Meead6723/
Hmaid6720/
Maiuu6719/
Ma'ad6719/
Maied6718/
Maiou6718/
Moiad6718/
Maids6717/
Muidz6717/
Mauut6717/
Meads6717/
Mayuu6717/
Maush6716/
Mauch6716/
Mashd6716/
Maaju6715/
Muihd6715/
Maddh6714/
Mayhu6714/
Muddh6712/
Muohd6712/
Maahd6712/
Meiad6712/
Mawed6711/
Muyad6711/
Maadp6711/
Meyud6711/
Maiid6711/
Muiad6710/
Maadz6710/
Muyau6710/
Maiuo6710/
Maaid679/
Mahiu679/
Moyau679/
Meahd679/
Magyd678/
Muyed678/
Meyau678/
Maugy678/
Mayuo678/
Majyd677/
Moiau677/
Hmaad677/
Muiau676/
Mu'hd676/
Majup676/
Maidz676/
Mauph676/
Muchd676/
Mhhad675/
Mault675/
Moued675/
Mauss675/
Mmoud675/
Maydh675/
Maedh675/
Majdt674/
Muuhd674/
Maiad674/
Maahu674/
Mgayu674/
Mhaid674/
Mayds674/
Maust674/
Mahds674/
Mhaad674/
Mauyt674/
Mgahd673/
H'Mad673/
Maads673/
Madts673/
Muids673/
Mudte673/
Mauii673/
Mauij673/
Majuz673/
Mhead673/
Mauee673/
Mahyd673/
Madds673/
Muhdd673/
Muhhd673/
Majhd673/
Maaad673/
Mauio672/
Hmuhd672/
Hmayu672/
Maujj672/
Mauep672/
Mattd672/
Me'ad672/
Mhaju672/
Miead672/
Mhayu672/
Mhudh672/
Maiut672/
Mahhu672/
Mahuh672/
Maddz672/
Madss672/
Muyod672/
Miiad672/
Moudd672/
Mouds672/
Muyhd672/
Mgaju672/
Maajd672/
Mhahd672/
Majjd671/
'Maut671/
Mus'd671/
Mussd671/
Moutd671/
Mouyd671/
Moudt671/
Moudz671/
Mousd671/
Mujod671/
Muiid671/
Mujhd671/
Muuid671/
Mutdp671/
Mmadd671/
Mmadz671/
Mmhud671/
Mmaut671/
Mmayu671/
Mai'u671/
Mahjd671/
Maisd671/
Maitd671/
Maiyd671/
Mahajudh671/
Majdd671/
Majds671/
Majuo671/
Majîd671/
Mhoud671/
Mhajd671/
Mgadh671/
Mgaue671/
Measd671/
Meaua671/
Meaåd671/
Mayuz671/
Mauts671/
Mautt671/
Mauue671/
Mauzz671/
Maués671/
Mauhh671/
Matds671/
Hmuod671/
Hmadt671/
Hmaus671/
Maedd671/
Maddt671/
M'Had671/
M'uhd671/
Ma'iu671/
Maadd671/
Mmahu671/
Mmaid671/
Mmaus671/
Međad671/
Muhdh671/
Muhyd671/
Mu-Id671/
Mwawd671/
Muttd671/
Mmmad671/
Mauhy671/
Maueh671/
Massd671/
Masdh671/
Mgajd671/
Mhauy671/
Mhaiu671/
Maèdè671/
Hmauy671/
Hmead671/
Mahhd671/
Mahsd671/

Maud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maud in the Russian language
Маудmaud-

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