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Maude

Maude proper noun: a female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.

Proper noun

Maude

  1. A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
    • - - - he once more changed the subject of Maude's looks to her name, which he heard was really Matilda. She had been called Maude, Matty said, after one who was once a very dear friend both of herself and her husband.
      "Then we will call her Matilda," said he, "as it is a maxim of mine never to...1860, Mary Jane Holmes, Cousin Maude, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 14
    • "Fine," said Blanche, "but 'Maude' sounds anything but continental."
      "Suppose we change her name to 'Meredith Meredro'," I suggested.1957, Jesse L. Lasky, I blow my own horn, Doubleday, page 71
  2. A locality in the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

Words that rhyme with Maude

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Questions about Maude

What does Maude mean?
Maude means a female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
What part of speech is Maude?
Maude is a proper noun.

Words near Maude in the dictionary

  1. Mauchline
  2. Mauck
  3. maud
  4. Maud Island
  5. Maud Island frog
  6. Maude
  7. Maudgalyayana
  8. Maudie
  9. Maudlands
  10. maudle
  11. maudled

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