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I really like the name Maude but my only problem is that the name is pretty short. Do you guys think Maude could be a nickname for Matilda or it's just fine by itself?Please rate my PNL- http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/160692/109550Favorites:
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Use it by itself with a long middle name. Some names are short, and while as a rule I don't like short girls' names, I do like Maude. To me, it's gone from ugly to charming.
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I think it's great by itself. Maude and Matilda are very different names to me though I know one derives from the other. I love Maude and one of my favorite combos uses it as a middle name - Julia Maude.

This message was edited 6/26/2016, 6:41 AM

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I like it very much, for the reasons I've just posted in my thread above (I promise I was going to post it before I saw your post, I'm not just copying!). It's also a very nice purple colour to me, perhaps due to its visual similarity to the word mauve, or a royal blue colour, depending on what name it's paired with. I think Matilda "Maude" is adorable, and I've thought about it before myself. I do like just Maude, though. I'm sure a pet name or nickname would form naturally if it felt too short IRL.
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I think Maude is just fine on its own. I think the fact that it's short is part of its charm. And, honestly, the shortness of it is not what I first notice - it's the distinct, smooth sound.

This message was edited 6/26/2016, 6:29 AM

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It's a big stretch to use Maude as short for Matilda, because Maude in itself is a shortened version of another name, magdalene.
I really hate Matilda, but even Matilda is not as ugly as Maude.
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I appreciate the first thing you said but why even add the last part?
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Because you mentioned Matilda, and Rox was giving her opinion on that name, as well.
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You should read the page for Maude
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I would just use it by itself. Who cares if it's short?
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Well I personally like longer names, so obviously I do care that it's short. Don't take this as me being rude, I'm just being frank

This message was edited 6/26/2016, 11:07 AM

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You said nothing in your OP about not liking short names. But this sounds like you answered your own question.
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Its a little old fashioned sounding. Its better as a diminutive of Matilda.
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