Matilda or Mathilda may refer to:

Animals

* Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder *

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 in h ...

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Matelda Matelda, anglicized as Matilda in some translations, is a minor character in 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 until Canto XXXII ...

, 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 ''The Beano'', published by DC Thomson, of Dundee, Scotlan ...

'' * Matilda, a house robot in '' Robot Wars'' *

Matilda Wormwood Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the 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) year old g ...

, 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 action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment. The game series focuses on the eponymous flock of angry birds who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game ''Crush the Castle ...

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) an upcoming Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

Literature

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

Music

* ''Matilda'' (album), by Stateless, 2011 * "Matilda" (calypso song), a calypso lamenting a woman * "Matilda" (alt-J song), 2012 * "Matilda" (Harry Styles song), 2022

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''

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

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

Matilda Awards The Matilda Awards are awards which 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. ...

, Australian performance awards

People

Matilda (name) Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic languages, Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "wikt:maht, maht" (meaning "might and strength") and "wikt:hild, hild" (meaning "ba ...

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

Empress Matilda Empress Matilda ( 7 February 110210 September 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, was one of the claimants to the English throne during the civil war known as the Anarchy. The daughter of King Henry I of England, she moved to Germany as ...

(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 Allison (1888-1973), American blind educator * 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 Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( pl, Matylda, german: Mechthild) (1276 – 26 April 1318) was a German noblewoman and member of the House of Welf. By birth, she was a duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and by marriage Duchess of Glogów, Ścinawa, e ...

(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 1156 — June/July 1189) was an English princess of the House of Plantagenet and by marriage Duchess consort of Saxony and Bavaria from 1168 until her husband's deposition in 1180. Life Matilda was born in or around June ...

(1156–1189), daughter of Henry II *

Matilda of Flanders Matilda of Flanders (french: link=no, Mathilde; nl, Machteld) ( 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 t ...

(–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 Fr ...

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

(–1118), wife of Henry I *

Matilda of Tuscany Matilda of Tuscany ( it, Matilde di Canossa , la, Matilda, ; 1046 – 24 July 1115 or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as th ...

(1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany *

Matilda of Vianden, Lady of Požega Matilda of Vianden, Lady of Požega (born before 1220 - died after 1255) was daughter of Henry I, Count of Vianden (d. 1252) and Margaret of Courtenay (d. 1270), princess of the Latin Empire of Constantinople. Matilda′s father Henry was a prom ...

(-after 1255), wife of John Angelos of Syrmia

Transportation and military

MATILDA Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...

, a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot *

Matilda I (tank) The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I (A11) was 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 h ...

, a British infantry tank 1938–1940 **

Matilda II The Infantry Tank Mark II, best known as the Matilda, was 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 machi ...

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

Other uses

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) Matilda was the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Matilda was a model of a kangaroo built on top of a forklift. Standing over 13 metres tall and weighing six tonnes, it could turn its head, its ears ...

, the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia *

Matilda Cruises Matilda Cruises operated commuter ferry and cruise services on Port Jackson in Sydney, Australia. History Matilda Cruises was founded in 1981 by Tim and Jillian Lloyd, with the purchase of ''Matilda'', a 20-metre catamaran. She was joined by th ...

, an Australia ferry and cruise service * Matilda International Hospital, in Hong Kong