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) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The British Bulldogs

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Matelda, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' * Matilda, a comic strip character from ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher#Other children, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Matilda, a house robot in ''Robot Wars (TV series)#House robots, Robot Wars'' * Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series Chrononauts: Futureshock#Characters, ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Matilda Wormwood, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''Angry Birds''

Film

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

Literature

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

Music

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

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Matilda the Musical'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel * Matilda Awards, Australian performance awards

People

* Matilda (name) (also Mathilda and Mathilde), a female given name * Empress Matilda (1102–1167), claimant to the English throne * Matilda, Countess of Angus (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman * Matilda, Countess of Rethel (1091–1151), French noblewoman * Matilda of Amboise (c. 1200 ‒ 1256), French noblewoman * Matilda of Andechs (died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria * Matilda of Anjou (c. 1106 – 1154), Duchess of Normandy * Matilda of Bavaria (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Béthune (died 1264), countess of Flanders * Matilda of Boulogne (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1276–1318), a German noblewoman * Matilda of Carinthia (died 1160 or 1161), daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia * Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), daughter of Henry II * Matilda of Flanders (–1083), wife of William the Conqueror * Matilda of France (943–981/982), member of the Carolingian dynasty * Matilda of Franconia (c. 1027 – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II * Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks * Matilda of Ringelheim (–968), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman * Matilda of Scotland (–1118), wife of Henry I * Matilda of Tuscany (1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany * Matilda of Požega (-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, a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot * Matilda I (tank), a British infantry tank 1938–1940 * Matilda II, a British infantry tank 1939–1955 * , the name of two Royal Navy ships * Matilda (ship), ''Matilda'' (ship), the name of several ships

Other uses

* Matilda, a colloquial term for a swag (bedroll) carried by a swagman in the Australian bush * Australia women's national soccer team, nicknamed Matildas * Matilda (mascot), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia * Matilda Cruises, an Australia ferry and cruise service * Matilda effect, a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists whose work is attributed to their male colleagues. * Matilda International Hospital, in Hong Kong