Given name & surname · also Old French
Mahaut
“power”·“battle”
Mahaut is a feminine given name from Old French, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mahaut is built from elements meaning “power” and “battle”.
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Where it comes from
Mahaut comes from Old French, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old French Mahaut, from Frankish *Mahtihild, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz.
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Mahaut’s family of names
Mahaut has a later derivative in Maud. In French usage, Mahaut has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Matylda.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Mahaut has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mahaut
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