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My step daughters name is Maud, she is 13, (in 8th grade) and sweet responsible and beautiful. Her birthday is May 4th. she is athletic and red haired, She has 2 step brothers (her mother and my biological sons.) the first named Vin (short for Vincent)he is in 1st grade. the second named August, he is turning 4 years old tomorrow. are a sweet happy family. Maud is a great name. -written on December 7th 2011

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Maudie

Meanings and history of the name Maud: | Edit

The English form of Matilda, meaning powerful in battle.

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Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called "Maud" by family and friends) publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with "Anne of Green Gables," published in 1908.

Maud Gonne (1866-1953) - gutsy social rights activist, actor, writer, editor, also inspiration for Irish poet Yeat's Cathleen in Houlihan (1892) and his unrequited lover, co-founder for Daughters of Erin, one of the founders of Sinn Fein, helped establish the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, formed the Women’s Prisoners’ Defence League. Her son Sean McBride won the Nobel Prize and he was one of the founders of Amnesty International.

Princess Maud of Wales, daughter of Edward VII of England, who married Haakon VII of Norway and became Queen of Norway.

Dr. Maud Menten, Canadian chemist.

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"Maud", poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson