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) Matilda (1824–1846) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the St Leger Stakes in 1827. In a racing career confined to racecourses in Yorkshire she ran nine times and won four races between August 1826 and Oct ...

(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#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