English
Maud
Maud comes from Old French Mahaut.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Mahaut
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1594Maud
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Mahaut
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1594Maud
Earliest quotation: c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedie of Errors: “Dromio of Ephesus. Maud, Bridget, Marian, Cicely, Gillian, Ginn!…”
Every English word from Old French Mahaut
Today it means
name A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French Mahaut / Maud