Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:

Animals

Matilda (chicken) Matilda (1990 – February 11, 2006) was a bantam (chicken), hen, and the first chicken to receive the title of World's Oldest Living Chicken from Guinness World Records. She is thought to have been descended from the Red Pyle color variation of ...

(1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * ''Mathilda'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Mathildidae * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team

The British Bulldogs The British Bulldogs were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. They competed throughout the 1980s in Britain, North America and Japan and have consistently ranked among the top tag teams i ...

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Matelda Matelda, anglicized as Matilda in some translations, is a minor character in Dante Alighieri, Dante Alighieri's ''Purgatorio'', the second canticle of the ''Divine Comedy.'' She is present in the final six cantos of the canticle, but is unnamed u ...

, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' * Matilda, a comic strip character from ''

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' (originally titled ''Dennis the Menace'' and currently titled ''Dennis and Gnasher'') is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic book, comic ''The Beano'', published by DC Thomson, of Dundee. ...

'' * Matilda, a house robot in ''

Robot Wars Robot Wars may refer to: Film and television * ''Robot Wars'' (film), 1993 ** ''Robot Wars'' (soundtrack) * ''Robot Wars'' (TV series), a British TV competition, 1998–2004 and 2016–2018 ** '' Nickelodeon Robot Wars'', a U.S. TV game show ...

'' * Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' *

Matilda Wormwood Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the fictional title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel ''Matilda'' by Roald Dahl. She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) y ...

, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''

Angry Birds ''Angry Birds'' is a Finnish media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment, and owned by Sega. The game series focuses on the titular flock of colorful angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Cr ...

Film

* ''Matilda'' (1978 film), an American comedy * ''Matilda'' (1996 film), based on Roald Dahl's novel * ''Matilda'' (2017 film), а Russian historical romantic drama * ''Matilda the Musical'' (film) a Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

Literature

* ''Matilda'' (Normanby novel), an 1825 novel by Lord Normanby * ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl * ''Mathilda'' (novella), the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley

Music

* "

Waltzing Matilda "Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing ...

", a song often described as Australia's “unofficial national anthem” * ''Matilda'' (album), by Stateless, 2011 * "Matilda" (calypso song), composed by Norman Span (King Radio), which in 1953 became known from the version by Harry Belafonte * "Matilda" (Alt-J song), 2012 * "Matilda" (Harry Styles song), 2022

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''

Matilda the Musical ''Roald Dahl's Matilda'', also known simply as ''Matilda'' and ''Matilda the Musical'', is a musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. It is based on the 1988 novel '' Matilda'' by Roald Dahl. The musical's narr ...

'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel *

Matilda Awards The Matilda Awards recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, theatre, and performance in southeast Queensland. History Established in 1987 by Alison Cotes and Sue Gough, the awards are an annual event held in February or March. The awards are ...

, Australian performance awards

People

Matilda (name) Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name ''Mahthildis'', which derives from the Old High German " maht" (meaning "might and strength") and " hild" (meaning "battle"). The name was most popular ...

(also Mathilda and Mathilde), a female given name *

Empress Matilda Empress Matilda (10 September 1167), also known as Empress Maud, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter and heir of Henry I, king of England and ruler of Normandy, she went to ...

(1102–1167), claimant to the English throne *

Matilda, Countess of Angus Matilda of Angus, also known as Maud, was the daughter of Maol Choluim, Earl or Mormaer of Angus and, as his heiress, was countess of the province in her own right. Marriages and issue She married John Comyn, but he died in France in 1242. They ...

(fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman *

Matilda, Countess of Rethel Matilda (1091 in Rethel – 1151) was the countess of Rethel from 1124 until 1151. She was a daughter of Count Hugh I and Melisende of Crécy. In 1124, she succeeded her brother Gervais as countess. She ruled jointly with her husband, O ...

(1091–1151), French noblewoman *

Matilda of Amboise Matilda of Amboise (Mahaut, Mathilde d'Amboise; c. 1200 ‒ 12 May 1256) was the Countess of Chartres 1248-1256. She was the daughter of Sulpice III of Amboise and Isabella of Blois. She married Richard II, Vicomte de Beaumont, but it seems they ...

(c. 1200 ‒ 1256), French noblewoman *

Matilda of Andechs Matilda of Andechs (died 1245) was a daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria and his first wife, Hedwig of Dachau-Wittelsbach, daughter of the Bavarian Count palatine Otto IV of Scheyern. Matilda married Count Engelbert III of Gorizia (d. 1220 ...

(died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria *

Matilda of Anjou Matilda of Anjou, also known as Mahaut ( – 1154) was married in 1119 to William Adelin, son and heir apparent of Henry I of England. Life Matilda was the daughter of Count Fulk V of Anjou and Countess Ermengarde of Maine. In February 1113, Fu ...

(c. 1106 – 1154), Duchess of Normandy * Matilda of Bavaria (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Béthune (died 1264), countess of Flanders *

Matilda of Boulogne (disambiguation) Maud of Boulogne (Matilda of Boulogne) may refer to: *Matilda of Leuven, countess consort of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne *Matilda I of Boulogne, great-granddaughter of the previous, was reigning countess and queen consort of England, ...

, several people * Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1276–1318), a German noblewoman *

Matilda of Carinthia Matilda of Carinthia (Mathilde of Sponheim; died 13 December 1160 or 1161) was a daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and his wife Uta of Passau. She married Theobald II, Count of Champagne in 1123. Her children with Theobald were: * Henry I ...

(died 1160 or 1161), daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia *

Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony Matilda of England (June 1156June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet and by marriage List of royal consorts of Saxony, Duchess consort of Saxony and List of Bavarian consorts, Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's dep ...

(1156–1189), daughter of Henry II *

Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders (; ; German: ''Mechtild)'' ( 1031 – 2 November 1083) was Queen of England and Duchess of Normandy by marriage to William the Conqueror, and regent of Normandy during his absences from the duchy. She was the mother of ni ...

(–1083), wife of William the Conqueror * Matilda of France (943–981/982), member of the Carolingian dynasty *

Matilda of Franconia Matilda of Franconia ( – 1034) was a daughter of Emperor Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Conrad II and Gisela of Swabia from the Salian dynasty. Matilda’s elder brother was Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. At a meeting with King Henry I of F ...

(c. 1027 – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II * Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks *

Matilda of Ringelheim Matilda of Ringelheim ( – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, rest ...

(–968), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman *

Matilda of Scotland Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I. She acted as regent of England on several occasions ...

(–1118), wife of Henry I *

Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany (; or ; – 24 July 1115), or Matilda of Canossa ( ), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as the Attonids) in the second half of the eleventh century. Matilda was on ...

(1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany *

Matilda of Požega Matilda of Požega (born c. 1210 - died after 1255) was daughter of Margaret, Marchioness of Namur, Margaret of Courtenay (d. 1270), princess of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, from her first marriage with Raoul III, Lord of Issoudun. Matilda ...

(-after 1255), daughter of Margaret de Courtenay, wife of John Angelos of Syrmia * Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813-1862), grand duchess of Hesse

Transportation and military

MATILDA Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Mathilda (gastropod), ''Mathilda'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Mathildidae * Matilda (horse) (1824–1 ...

, a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot *

Matilda I (tank) The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I (A11) is a British infantry tank of the Second World War. Despite being slow, cramped and armed with only a single machine gun, the Matilda I had some success in the Battle of France in 1940, owing to its heavy ...

, a British infantry tank 1938–1940 *

Matilda II The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War.Jentz, p. 11. The design began as the A12 specification in 1936, as a gun-armed counterpart to the first British infantry tank, the mac ...

, a British infantry tank 1939–1955 * , the name of two Royal Navy ships * ''Matilda'' (ship), the name of several ships

Other uses

* Matilda, a colloquial term for a swag (bedroll) carried by a

swagman A swagman (also called a swaggie, sundowner or tussocker) was a transient labourer who traveled by foot from farm to farm carrying his belongings in a swag. The term originated in Australia in the 19th century and was later used in New Zealan ...

in the Australian bush *

Australia women's national soccer team The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) s ...

, nicknamed Matildas * Matilda (mascot), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia *

Matilda Cruises Matilda Cruises operated commuter ferry and cruise services on Port Jackson Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of ...

, an Australia ferry and cruise service *

Matilda effect The Matilda effect is a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists and inventors whose work is attributed to their male colleagues. This phenomenon was first described by suffragist and abolitionist Matilda Joslyn Gage ( ...

, a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists whose work is attributed to their male colleagues. *

Matilda International Hospital Matilda International Hospital is a For-profit Community Hospital in Hong Kong located at 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Island. The hospital was built as a result of the last will and testament of Granville Sharp, the husband of ...

, in Hong Kong