Maud

//mɔd// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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"

  2. 2
    A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wabash County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Pottawatomie County and Seminole County, Oklahoma.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Bowie County, Texas.
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stevens County, Washington.
Noun
  1. 1
    A grey plaid once worn by shepherds in Scotland and Northumbria. archaic

Etymology

From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

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