First names in Hebrew

First name Maud: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מוד

Gematria value: 50

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maud is written מוד

Maud is the medieval English form of Matilda.

Meaning and origin

What does Maud mean?

Meaning: "strong in battle" (Germanic maht and hild)
Origin: Germanic

Matilda is the English, Italian and Scandinavian form of Mathilde. It comes from the Germanic maht, "strength", and hild, "battle": "strong in battle". It was a name of queens in the Middle Ages, and Roald Dahl's Matilda (1988), a brave and brilliant little girl, brought it back.

Gematria

Maud = 50

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מוד has 3 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total50

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Dalet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Maud, from מ to ד:

מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִיד׃

“The lot puts an end to quarrels and settles matters between the mighty.”

Proverbs 18:18

The book of your first name

Maud, in nine pages

• Maud, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Maud
• Maud, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Maud in three answers

How do you write Maud in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maud is written מוד. Maud is the medieval English form of Matilda.

What is the gematria value of Maud?
Written מוד, Maud is worth 50: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Maud mean?
Strong in battle" (Germanic maht and hild) (origin: Germanic). Matilda is the English, Italian and Scandinavian form of Mathilde. It comes from the Germanic maht, "strength", and hild, "battle": "strong in battle". It was a name of queens in the Middle Ages, and Roald Dahl's Matilda (1988), a brave and brilliant little girl, brought it back.