Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include:

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* Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) *

Mechthild of Magdeburg Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book ''Das fließende Licht der Gottheit'' (''The Flowing Light of Divinity'') is a compendium of visions, ...

(1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann (born 1948), German actress and dancer * Mechthild of Hesse (1490–1558) countess of Tecklenburg-Schwerin *

Mechthild Rawert Mechthild Rawert (born 3 November 1957) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 until 2017 and from 2020, representing Berlin's Tempelhof-Schöneberg district. Early lif ...

(born 1957), German politician

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