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Maude

1. A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
   • 1860, Mary Jane Holmes, Cousin Maude, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 14:

     - - - 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 spoil children by giving them pet names."

   • 1957, Jesse L. Lasky, I blow my own horn, Doubleday, page 71:

     "Fine," said Blanche, "but 'Maude' sounds anything but continental."
     "Suppose we change her name to 'Meredith Meredro'," I suggested.

2. A locality in the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

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