Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name ''Mahthildis'', which derives from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

" maht" (meaning "might and strength") and "

hild Hild or Hildr may refer to: * Hildr or Hild is one of the Valkyries in Norse mythology, a personification of battle * Hild or Hilda of Whitby is a Christian saint who was a British abbess and nun in the Middle Ages * Hild (Oh My Goddess!), the ult ...

" (meaning "battle"). The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls. It left the top 1,000 names in the United States by 1964 but reappeared for the first time in 44 years in the top 1,000 names as the 869th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in the United States.

Translations

*Mahthildis ( Ancient Germanic) *Matylda, Tylda (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

) *Mathilde, Tilde, Tille ( Danish) *Mathilde, Machteld, Mechteld ( Dutch) *Mathilda, Matilda, Matti, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilli, Tillie, Tilly ( English) *Matilda ( Finnish) *Mathilde, Mahault, Mahaud, Mahaut, Maheut ( French) *Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde, Hilde, Tilde ( German) *Matthilde (Ματθίλδη) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

) *Matilda (מטילדה) (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

) *Matild ( Hungarian) *Matthildur ( Icelandic) *Maitilde ( Irish) *Mafalda, Matelda, Matélda, Matilde (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

) *Machiruda () ( Japanese) *Matilda, Mathilda, Mathildis (

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

) *Mǣþhild (

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

) *Matylda ( Polish) *Matilde ( Portuguese) *Matilda ( Romanian) *Matilda (Матильда) ( Russian) *Matilde, Matilda ( Spanish)

Saints

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) * Mechtildis of Edelstetten, Dießen, Andechs (1160) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1282/1294) * Mechtilde of Hackeborn (1240/41 – 1298)

People

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 ...

or Empress Maud (1102–1167), Lady of the English, Queen of Germany, daughter of Henry I of England, mother of Henry II of England * Matilda, Countess of Angus (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman * Matilda, Countess of Rethel (1091–1151), French noblewoman * Mathilda Berwald (1798–1877), Swedish royal court singer * Matilda Caragiu Marioțeanu (1927–2009), Romanian linguist * Matilda Carse (1835–1917), Irish-born American businesswoman, social reformer, publisher * Matilda Maranda Crawford (1844–1920), American-Canadian newspaper correspondent, writer, poet * Mathilda d'Orozco (1796–1863), Italian composer * Mathilda Enequist (1833–1898), Swedish opera singer * Mathilda Foy (1813–1869), Swedish philanthropist * Mathilda Gelhaar (1813–1889), Swedish opera singer * Mathilda Högberg (born 1994), Swedish social media influencer * Mathilda Linsén (1831–1872), Finnish educator * Mathilda May (born 1965), French film actress * Matilda McNamara (born 1998), Australian footballer * Matilda Newport, Liberian folk hero *

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), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England * Matilda of Holstein (1220 or 1225–1288), Danish queen consort * Matilda of Savoy (1390–1498), Electress palatine * Mathilda Rotkirch (1813–1842), Finnish painter * Matilde Camus (1919–2012), Spanish poet *

Matilda Coxe Stevenson Matilda Coxe Stevenson (''née'' Evans) (May 12, 1849 – June 24, 1915), who also wrote under the name Tilly E. Stevenson, was an American anthropologist. She was the first woman ever employed as an anthropologist in the U.S. She was also the ...

(1855–1915, née Evans), American ethnologist and author * Matilda Cugler-Poni (1851–1931), Romanian poet * Matilda Etches (1898–1974), British fashion designer * Matilda Ehringhaus (1890–1980), First Lady of North Carolina * Matilda Lowther (b. 1995), British fashion model *Matilda Jane Sager (1839–1928), fifth of the Sager orphans *

Matilda Joslyn Gage Matilda Joslyn Gage ( Joslyn; March 24, 1826 – March 18, 1898) was an American writer and activist. She is mainly known for her contributions to women's suffrage in the United States, but also campaigned for Native American rights, aboli ...

(1826–1898), American feminist and freethinker * Matilda of Boulogne (1104–1152), Queen of England, wife of Stephen of England * Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England *

Matilda of Habsburg Matilda of Habsburg or Melchilde (1253 – 23 December 1304) was a duchess consort of Bavaria. She was regent of Upper Bavaria during the minority of her younger son, Louis IV in 1294–1301. Marriage Matilda was the eldest daughter of Rudol ...

(1253–1304), Duchess consort of Bavaria *

, (892–968), wife of Henry the Fowler, King of East Francia * Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125–1158), first Portuguese queen-consort * Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080–1118), birth name Edith, wife of Henry I of England *

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 ...

(1046–1114), Countess of Tuscany (also called Mathilde or Matilde of Canossa) * Matilda of Požega ( – after 1255), daughter of Margaret de Courtenay, wife of John Angelos of Syrmia * Mechtilde Lichnowsky (1879–1958), German writer born Mechtilde Christiane Marie Gräfin von und zu Arco-Zinneberg * Mechtildis of Edelstetten or Mechtildis of Edelstetten (died 1160) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), Beguine and mystic * Mechtild of Nassau (before 1280 – 1323), Duchess consort of Bavaria * Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament (1614–1698), French nun and founder of order * Matilda Penne (died 1393), English businessperson of the fourteenth century * Mechtild Rothe (born 1947), German politician * Mathilda Mélusine dei Principi Ruspoli (born 1994), Italian model and aristocrat * Matilda Simon, 3rd Baroness Simon of Wythenshawe (born 1955), British transgender peer * Queen Mathilde of Belgium (born 1973), wife of King Philippe of the Belgians * Tilda Swinton (born 1960), British actress, model and artist * Tilda Thamar (1921–1989), Argentine actress * Tilly Ramsay (born 2001), English television presenter, chef and social media influencer * Matilda Rose Ledger (born 2005), daughter of actor Heath Ledger and actress Michelle Williams * Matilda Wirtavuori (born 2000), Finnish beauty pageant winner

Fictional characters

* Matilda Wormwood, a main character in Roald Dahl's novel '' Matilda'' * Matilda de Villanegas, a fictional character in Matthew Lewis' '' The Monk'' * Matilda, a fictional character from the anime/manga ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix franchise originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The illustrations have since inspired several official light novel, manga, and anime series and v ...

'' * Mathilda, a fictional character at the end of '' Purgatorio'' of Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' * Mathilda McCann, a fictional character played by Alana Austin in the Steve Martin movie '' A Simple Twist of Fate'' * Matilda McDuck, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's sister and Donald Duck's maternal aunt *Matilda "Mattie" Hunter, a fictional character from the popular Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'', played by

Indiana Evans Indiana Rose Evans (born 27 July 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' as Matilda Hunter, '' H2O: Just Add Water'' as Bella Hartley, and '' Blue Lagoon: The Awakening'' as Emmaline Robinson. Early li ...

* Matilda, Cranky Doodle Donkey’s love interest in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * A fictional character in the Gothic novel ''

The Castle of Otranto ''The Castle of Otranto'' is a novel by Horace Walpole. First published in 1764, it is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel. In the second edition, Walpole applied the word 'Gothic' to the novel in the subtitle – ''A Gothic Story''. Se ...

'', daughter of Manfred * Matilda Ajan, in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' * A fictional character representing Protestantism in

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; ; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was an outstanding poet, writer, and literary criticism, literary critic of 19th-century German Romanticism. He is best known outside Germany for his ...

's "The City of Lucca" and "The Baths of Lucca" * Mathilda Lando (played by Natalie Portman), Leon's apprentice and companion in Luc Besson's '' Léon'' * Tilly, French-speaking character in the pre-school children's TV show '' Tots TV'' * Matilda Ashby, character on the America soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...

'' *Matilda Román, main antagonist from the Latin American TV series '' Grachi'' * Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns, from

Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (''née'' Stevenson; 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often referred to as Mrs Gaskell, was an English novelist, biographer, and short story writer. Her novels offer detailed studies of Victorian era, Victoria ...

's novel ''Cranford'', portrayed by Judi Dench in the

TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

of the same title *Matilda, the hen in the

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 ...

franchise *Matilda Bradbury, the real name of Laudna in the third campaign of the DND live-show '' Critical Role''

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