Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German " maht" (meaning "might and strength") and " hild" (meaning "battle"). Mathilde appeared among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Denmark in 2008 and the name was also well-used in Norway,

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and Finland. It is also currently rising in popularity in other European countries, including in France, the United Kingdom and in other English-speaking countries. 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.Social Security Administration
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Translations

*Mahthildis ( Ancient Germanic) *Matylda, Tylda ( Czech) *Mathilde, Tilde, Tille ( Danish) *Mathilde, Machteld, Mechteld ( Dutch) *Mathilda, Matilda, Matti, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilli, Tillie, Tilly ( English) *Mathilde, Mahault, Mahaud, Mahaut, Maheut (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) *Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde, Hilde, Tilde ( German) *Mathilde (Μαθίλδη) ( Greek) *Matilda (מטילדה) ( Hebrew) *Matild ( Hungarian) *Matthildur ( Icelandic) *Mafalda, Matelda, Matélda, Matilde ( Italian) *Machiruda () ( Japanese) *Matilda, Mathilda, Mathildis ( Latin) *Mǣþhild (

Old English Old English (, ), 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 was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

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

Saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...

Matilda of Ringelheim Matilda of Ringelheim ( 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman. Due to her marriage to Henry I in 909, she became the first Ottonian queen. Her eldest son, Otto I, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962. Matild ...

(968) * Mechthild of

Sponheim Sponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany. History Sponheim was the capital of the County of Sponheim. Sponheim Abbey There was a Benedictine abbey which was founded in 1101 by Step ...

Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...

(1154) * Mechtildis of Edelstetten, Dießen, Andechs (1160) * Mechtilde of

Lappion Lappion () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French region ...

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

(1200) *

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, ...

(1282/1294) *

Mechtilde of Hackeborn Mechtilde of Hackeborn, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voic ...

(1298)

People

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 ...

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 Matilda of Angus, also known as Maud, was the daughter of Maol Choluim, Earl or Mormaer of Angus and, as his heiress, was countess of the province in her own right. Marriages and issue She married John Comyn, but he died in France in 1242. They ...

(fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman *

Matilda, Countess of Rethel Matilda (1091 in Rethel – 1151) was the countess of Rethel from 1124 until 1151. She was a daughter of Count Hugh I and Melisende of Crécy. In 1124, she succeeded her brother Gervais as countess. She ruled jointly with her husband, Odo ...

(1091–1151), French noblewoman *

Mathilda Berwald Mathilda Charlotta Berwald, née ''Cohen (surname), Cohn'' (9 March 1798 in Helsinki in Finland – 3 May 1877 in Stockholm),svar.ra.seHedvig Eleonora döda/ref> was a Finnish and Swedish people, Swedish concert singer. She was later appointed offi ...

(1798–1877) Swedish royal court singer *

Matilda Carse Matilda B. Carse (November 19, 1835 – June 3, 1917) was an Irish-born American businesswoman, social reformer, publisher, and leader of the temperance movement. With Frances E. Willard and Lady Henry Somerset, Carse helped to found the Woman's ...

(1835–1917), Irish-born American businesswoman, social reformer, publisher *

Matilda Maranda Crawford Matilda Maranda Crawford (, Quackenbush; pen names, Maude Moore, M. M., Mrs. John Crawford; 21 July 1844 – 24 December 1920) was an American-Canadian newspaper correspondent and poet. ''Songs of All Seasons, Climes and Times: A Motley Jingle of ...

(1844–1920), American-Canadian newspaper correspondent, writer, poet * Mathilda d'Orozco (1796–1863), composer *

Mathilda Enequist Eugenia ''Mathilda'' Enequist, (1833–1898) was a Swedish opera singer and singing instructor, also known as ''Signora Biondini''. Born in Visby, Gotland, Sweden, the daughter of a vicar, Johan Enequist, she was educated in Stockholm, Leipzi ...

(1833–1898), Swedish opera singer * Mathilda Foy (1813–1869), Swedish philanthropist * Mathilda Gelhaar (1813–1889), opera singer *

Mathilda Linsén Johanna ''Mathilda'' Linsén (November 26, 1831, Helsinki - February 5, 1872), was a Finland, Finnish pedagogue. She is regarded as a pioneer within the education of the blind in Finland: she was the founder and principal of the first school for th ...

(1831-1872), Finnish educator *

Mathilda May Mathilda May (born Karin Haïm; 8 February 1965) is a French film actress. Early life May was born in Paris, France. Her father, playwright Victor Haïm, is of Sephardic Jewish ( Greek-Jewish and Turkish-Jewish) descent. Her mother is the Swe ...

(born 1965), French film actress * Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (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 Mathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch (28 July 1813 – 6 March 1842) was a Finnish painter. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland. She principally made portrait paintings. Biography Rotkirch was born in Borgå, Finland. She was ...

(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 ethnologist, geologist, explorer, and activist. She was a supporter of women in science, helping to estab ...

(1855–1915, née Evans), American ethnologist and author *

Matilda Cugler-Poni Matilda Cugler-Poni (April 2, 1851 – September 9, 1931) was a Romanian poet. Born in Iași, her parents were Carol von Cugler, an architect of Austrian origin, and his wife Matilda (''née'' Hefner), of Czech origin. She had a careful educa ...

(1851–1931), Romanian poet *

Matilda Etches Muriel Matilda Etches (1898–1974) was a British fashion designer and couturier, and a film and theatre costume designer. She first went into business in 1934, and found "widespread fame" in the 1940s. Etches was also a theatre and film co ...

(1898-1974), British fashion designer *

Matilda Ehringhaus Matilda Bradford "Tillie" Ehringhaus (''née'' Haughton; October 23, 1890 – June 16, 1980) was an American civic leader who, as the wife of John C. B. Ehringhaus, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937. Since her time in the No ...

(1890–1980), First Lady of North Carolina *

Matilda Lowther Matilda Grace Lowther (born 10 July 1995) is a British fashion model. Early life A granddaughter of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther was born to James and Vanessa Lowther and is the oldest of four siblings. Her grandmother, Nancy R ...

(b. 1995), British fashion model *Matilda Jane Sager (1839–1928), fifth of the Sager orphans * Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826–1898), 19th century 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 (1253–1304), Duchess consort of Bavaria *

, (892–968), wife of

Henry the Fowler Henry the Fowler (german: Heinrich der Vogler or '; la, Henricus Auceps) (c. 876 – 2 July 936) was the Duke of Saxony from 912 and the King of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. As the first non-Frankish king of East Francia, he ...

, King of

East Francia East Francia (Medieval Latin: ) or the Kingdom of the East Franks () was a successor state of Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire, empire ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911. It was created through the Treaty of Verdun (843) which divided t ...

* Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125–1158), First Portuguese queen-consort * Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080–1118), originally named Edith, wife of Henry I of England *

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 ...

(1046–1114), Countess of Tuscany (also called Mathilde or Matilde of Canossa) * Matilda of Vianden, Lady of Požega (-after 1255), wife of John Angelos of Syrmia * Mechtilde of Hackeborn, 1240/41-1298, Saxon Christian saint and nun * 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) *

(c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), Beguine and mystic *

Mechtild of Nassau Mechtild of Nassau, german ''Mechthild von Nassau'', (before 1280 – 19 June 1323) was the youngest child of Adolf, King of the Romans and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mechtild is also known as ''Matilda of Nassau''. She was List of Bavari ...

(before 1280 – 19 June 1323), Duchess consort of Bavaria *

Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament, born Catherine de Bar (31 December 1614 – 6 April 1698) was a French nun, the founder of the order of Benedictine Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, who was recognized as the Servant of God ...

(1614–1698), French nun and founder of order * Mechtild Rothe (born 1947), German politician * 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 *Matilda Dawson (born 2000), New Zealand footballer * Matthildur Grétarsdóttir (born 2008), Icelandic Taylor Swift and Marvel enthusiast *

Mechtild Ramay 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 ...

(born 2010), African food taster

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 originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

'' * 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 *bMatilda "Mattie" Hunter, a fictional character from the popular Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''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 ...

'', played by Indiana Evans. * Matilda,

Cranky Doodle Donkey The ''My Little Pony'' franchise debuted in 1982, the creation of American illustrator and designer Bonnie Zacherle. Together with sculptor Charles Muenchinger and manager Steve D'Aguanno, Bonnie submitted a design patent in August 1981 for "an ...

’s love interest in ''

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...

'' * A fictional character in the Gothic novel '' The Castle of Otranto'', daughter of Manfred. * Matilda Ajan. * A fictional character representing Protestantism in

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

'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,

-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 *Matilda Román, main antagonist (later friends with Grachi) from the Latin American TV series

Grachi ''Grachi'' was a Spanish language American fantasy series produced by Nickelodeon Latin America, Nickelodeon created by Mariela Romero. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi and Andrés Mercado as Daniel; also featuring and Kimberly Dos ...

. Played by Kimberly Dos Ramos. * Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns, a charakter 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 a detailed portrait of the lives of many st ...

s novel Cranford who was portrayed by Judi Dench in the TV-Series of the same title. *Matilda, the hen in the Angry Birds franchise. *Mathilde, a love interest and Emil's sister in the popular Danish TV series BaseBoys. *Matilda Bradbury, the real name of Laudna in the third campaign of the popular DND live-show Critical Role.

Music

*" Waltzing Matilda", Australian folk song. *" Matilda" is a song by alt-J (∆). *"

Matilda Mother "Matilda Mother" is a song by British band Pink Floyd, featured on their 1967 debut album, ''The Piper at the Gates of Dawn''. Written by Syd Barrett, it is sung mostly by Richard Wright with Barrett joining in on choruses and singing the whole la ...

" is a song by

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

* Mathilda - a calypso composed by Norman Span ( King Radio), which in 1953 become famous worldwide from the version by Harry Belafonte. *"Matilda" is a song by

Harry Styles Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series ''The X Factor (UK TV series), The X Factor''. Following hi ...

which appears on his album Harry's House.

Film

*''

Matilda's Legacy ''Matilda's Legacy'' is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Mae Hotely as Matilda Honeysuckle * Ed Lawrence as Seth Perkins * Jerold T. Hevener as Si Dewberry * Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell ...

'', an Australian film starring American actor

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...

*'' Matilda (1996 film)'', an American film based on the

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

by British author

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has be ...

*'' Matilda (1978 film)

References

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