Maude

Meaning

Maude is generally understood as a medieval English form of Matilda, ultimately from Germanic elements meaning “mighty in battle.” In the provided excerpts, it is explicitly glossed as a baptismal name corrupted from Matilda, and also appears among nicknames such as Maud and Maude. The same source family connects related forms with older notions of “maid” or “virgin,” but the core name history here is Matilda-derived.

Origin

Fun fact

Maude became especially popular as both a formal name and a nickname, and it helped shape the familiar diminutive Maud.