Maudlin

See also: maudlin

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

English surname, from Middle English Maudeleyn (see the modern Magdalene).

Proper noun

Maudlin (plural Maudlins)

  1. A surname.
  2. Alternative form of Magdalen (“Magdalen College, Oxford”)
    • 1892, Lilian M. Quiller-Couch, Reminiscences of Oxford, page 153:
      At the same school we met a young man of small fortune, and in a subordinate situation at Maudlin.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Maudlin is the 28679th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 831 individuals. Maudlin is most common among White (92.78%) individuals.

References
  • (Magdalen College): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

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