Maud (approximately pronounced "mawd" in English), is an Old German feminine given name meaning "powerful battler". It is a variant of the given name Matilda but is uncommon as a surname.
The name's popularity in 19th century England is associated with Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem Maud. People with the name include:
Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon (1074–1130), daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and heir to his earldom of HuntingdonMaud Adams (born 1945), Swedish actressMaud Gonne (1866–1953), English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist, actress and long time poetic inspiration to William Butler YeatsMaud Lewis (1903-1970), Canadian folk artistMaud Meyer, Sierra Leonean Nigerian jazz singerLucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), Canadian writerMaud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch singerMaud Powell (1867–1920), American violinistMaud of Savoy (1125–1158), first Queen Consort of PortugalMaud of Wales (1869–1938), also known as "Maud, Queen of Norway", a member of the British Royal FamilyPrincess Maud of Fife (1893–1945), member of the British Royal FamilyEmpress Matilda, (1102–1169), also known as "Mahaut", "Maud" or "Maude", daughter of King Henry I of England and mother to King Henry II of EnglandMaud Flanders, wife of Ned Flanders from The SimpsonsMaud Pie, older sister of Pinkie Pie from the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode of the same name