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Maud

proper noun

  1. female given name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɔːd/ / /mɔd/ / /mɑd/

name

Etymology: From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    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

    Come into the garden, Maud, / For the black bat, night, has flown, / Come into the garden, Maud, / I am here at the gate alone;

  2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).
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noun

  1. A grey plaid once worn by shepherds in Scotland and Northumbria.