maude
/mˈɔd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.
name
A locality in the Hay council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "- - - 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.""
- ""Fine," said Blanche, "but 'Maude' sounds anything but continental." "Suppose we change her name to 'Meredith Meredro'," I suggested."