# Maud

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɔːd/ · frequency rank #27,556

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9247).
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

## Easily confused with
- **MD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-md)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mu)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-may)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-max)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mum)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mud)
- **mod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mod)
- **med** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-med)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mug)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mou)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mun)
- **MCU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mcu)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-maw)
- **McD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mcd)
- **muh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-muh)
- **MUA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mua)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-meu)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mind)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mood)
- **mild** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maud-vs-mild)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amud`, `madu`, `maudd`, `mmaud`, `muad`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maud