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) (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, 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 book, comic ''The Beano'', published by DC Thomson, of Dundee. ...

'' * Matilda, a house robot in '' Robot Wars'' * Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Matilda Wormwood, 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 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 ...

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) a Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

Literature

* ''Matilda'' (Normanby novel), an 1825 novel by Lord Normanby * ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl * ''Mathilda'' (novella), the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley

Music

* "

Waltzing Matilda "Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem". The title was Australian slang for travelling on foot (waltzing ...

", a song often described as Australia's “unofficial national anthem” * ''Matilda'' (album), by Stateless, 2011 * "Matilda" (calypso song), composed by Norman Span (King Radio), which in 1953 became known from the version by Harry Belafonte * "Matilda" (Alt-J song), 2012 * "Matilda" (Harry Styles song), 2022

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''

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

'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel * Matilda Awards, Australian performance awards

People

Matilda (name) 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"). The name was most popular ...

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

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 ...

(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) Maud of Boulogne (Matilda of Boulogne) may refer to: *Matilda of Leuven, countess consort of Boulogne as wife of Eustace I of Boulogne *Matilda I of Boulogne, great-granddaughter of the previous, was reigning countess and queen consort of England, ...

, 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 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), 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 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 F ...

(c. 1027 – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II * Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks *

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), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman * Matilda of Scotland (–1118), wife of Henry I *

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 ...

(1046–1115), 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 The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is 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 mac ...

, a British infantry tank 1939–1955 * , the name of two Royal Navy ships * ''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 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), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia *

Matilda Cruises Matilda Cruises operated commuter ferry and cruise services on Port Jackson Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of ...

, 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