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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''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Origin and Meaning of the Name Maud )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maud - Name Meaning and Origin )〕 People with the name include: *Maud, 2nd Countess of Huntingdon (1074–1130), daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria and heir to his earldom of Huntingdon *Maud Adams (born 1945), Swedish actress *Maud Gonne (1866–1953), English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist, actress and long time poetic inspiration to William Butler Yeats *Maud Meyer, Sierra Leonean Nigerian jazz singer *Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), Canadian writer *Maud Mulder (born 1981), Dutch singer *Maud of Savoy (1125–1158), first Queen Consort of Portugal *Maud of Wales (1869–1938), also known as "Maud, Queen of Norway", a member of the British Royal Family *Princess Maud of Fife (1893–1945), member of the British Royal Family *Empress Matilda, (1102–1169), also known as "Mahaut", "Maud" or "Maude", daughter of King Henry I of England and mother to King Henry II of England *Maud Flanders, wife of Ned Flanders from ''The Simpsons'' *Maud Pie, older sister of Pinkie Pie from the ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' episode of the same name ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maud (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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