English
Maudlin
Maudlin comes from Middle English Maudeleyn.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Maudeleyn
- Englishearliest quotation 1892Maudlin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Maudeleyn
- Englishearliest quotation 1892Maudlin
Earliest quotation: 1892, Lilian M. Quiller-Couch, Reminiscences of Oxford: “At the same school we met a young man…”
Every English word from Middle English Maudeleyn
Today it means
name A surname originating as a matronymic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Maudeleyn / Maudlin