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Maude

88 replies

applemelons · 23/01/2025 19:13

Expecting first baby, a daughter.
Husband is very keen on Maude (also open to Maud). My name is Morgane and I am often called Morg, worried it might sound too similar. Other than that I like it. Thoughts?

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allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 23/01/2025 20:56

@applemelons horrible name!!

TheRadiatorLady · 23/01/2025 20:55

SophiaSW1 · 23/01/2025 20:53

I cannot read or say it with out automatically thinking maudlin so it wouldn't be for me. It just has a negative connotation in my mind.

It makes me think of Bea Arthur which isn’t a bad thing really!

SophiaSW1 · 23/01/2025 20:53

I cannot read or say it with out automatically thinking maudlin so it wouldn't be for me. It just has a negative connotation in my mind.

rubiconartist · 23/01/2025 20:44

Maude is lovely.

Notgivenuphope · 23/01/2025 20:16

Shetlands · 23/01/2025 19:16

Love it - she might be called Maudie by some.

Please no…
Maude as it is is lovely

shoopshoopdedoo · 23/01/2025 20:16

One of my friends has always loved the name Maud. I used to dislike it, but it’s really grown on me!

Elissaisnotmyname · 23/01/2025 19:36

Shetlands · 23/01/2025 19:16

Love it - she might be called Maudie by some.

No it is very dated. I was named after a 70’s singer which I hate my Dad loved her.

Here is a clue

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/6xlX1WNzaWI?si=tamIzJW7N1lvUs7a

Sandwichgen · 23/01/2025 19:25

I like it. Very Victorian.

(i am also a Miss Silver fan)

Moreteaandchocolate · 23/01/2025 19:24

Ooh I can’t bring myself to like Maude / Maud - sorry - it’s still very dowdy old lady to me - in a comical way. Not even sure if it would grow on me!

Neweverything25 · 23/01/2025 19:19

I know an English Maude, she is lovely and nobody calls her anything else. It is one syllable so why would they make it longer?

StormingNorman · 23/01/2025 19:18

I love it. I only o ow a French Maude though so hear it in a Parisian accent.

Moier · 23/01/2025 19:16

Love it.. but l had a cat called Maude.

Shetlands · 23/01/2025 19:16

Love it - she might be called Maudie by some.

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