Matilda (name)
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Matilda, also spelled Martilda Contemporary version Mathilda and Mathilde,[clarification needed] 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").[1]
Pronunciation[məˌtɪldə]
GenderFeminine
MeaningMighty in battle
Seal of Empress Matilda, claimant to the English throne between 1141 and 1148 | |
| Pronunciation | [məˌtɪldə] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Mighty in battle |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Matilde, Martilda, Tilda, Maud |
Translations
- Mahthildis (Ancient Germanic)
- Matylda, Tylda (Czech)
- Mathilde, Tilde, Tille (Danish)
- Mathilde, Machteld, Mechteld (Dutch)
- Mathilda, Matilda, Martilda, Marthilda, Matti, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilli, Tillie, Tilly (English)
- Matilda (Finnish)
- Martilda, Marty, Tilda, Thilda (Nigerian language)
- Mathilde, Martilde, Mahault, Mahaud, Mahaut, Maheut (French)
- Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde, Hilde, Tilde (German)
- Matthilde (Ματθίλδη) (Greek)
- Matilda (מטילדה) (Hebrew)
- Matild (Hungarian)
- Matthildur (Icelandic)
- Maitilde (Irish)
- Mafalda, Martelda, Matélda, Matilde (Italian)
- Machiruda (マチルダ) (Japanese)
- Matilda, Mathilda, Mathildis (Latin)
- Mǣþhild (Old English)
- Matylda (Polish)
- Matilde (Portuguese)
- Matilda (Romanian)
- Matilda (Матильда) (Russian)
- Matilde, Matilda, Marthilda (Spanish)
Saints
- Matilda of Ringelheim (968)
- Mechtildis of Edelstetten, Dießen, Andechs (1160)
- Mechthild of Magdeburg (1282/1294)
- Mechtilde of Hackeborn (1240/41 – 1298)
People
- Empress Matilda 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 (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman
- Matilda, Countess of Rethel (1091–1151), French noblewoman
- Mathilda Berwald (1798–1877), Swedish royal court singer
- Mathilda Cajdos (1877–1909), Hungarian-American circus performer with the stage name Princess Nouma-Hawa
- Matilda Caragiu Marioțeanu (1927–2009), Romanian linguist
- Matilda Carse (1835–1917), Irish-born American businesswoman, social reformer, publisher
- Matilda Maranda Crawford (1844–1920), American-Canadian newspaper correspondent, writer, poet
- Mathilda d'Orozco (1796–1863), Italian composer
- Mathilda Enequist (1833–1898), Swedish opera singer
- Mathilda Foy (1813–1869), Swedish philanthropist
- Mathilda Gelhaar (1813–1889), Swedish opera singer
- Mathilda Högberg (born 1994), Swedish social media influencer
- Mathilda Linsén (1831–1872), Finnish educator
- Mathilda May (born 1965), French film actress
- Matilda McNamara (born 1998), Australian footballer
- Matilda Newport, Liberian folk hero
- 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 (1813–1842), Finnish painter
- Matilde Camus (1919–2012), Spanish poet
- Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1855–1915, née Evans), American ethnologist and author
- Matilda Cugler-Poni (1851–1931), Romanian poet
- Matilda Etches (1898–1974), British fashion designer
- Matilda Ehringhaus (1890–1980), First Lady of North Carolina
- Matilda Freeman (born 2004), British actress
- Matilda Lowther (b. 1995), British fashion model
- Matilda Jane Sager (1839–1928), fifth of the Sager orphans
- Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826–1898), 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
- Matilda of Ringelheim, (892–968), wife of Henry the Fowler, King of East Francia
- Matilda of Savoy, Queen of Portugal (1125–1158), first Portuguese queen-consort
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080–1118), birth name Edith, wife of Henry I of England
- Matilda of Tuscany (1046–1114), Countess of Tuscany (also called Mathilde or Matilde of Canossa)
- Matilda of Požega (c. 1210 – after 1255), daughter of Margaret de Courtenay, wife of John Angelos of Syrmia
- 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)
- Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), Beguine and mystic
- Mechtild of Nassau (before 1280 – 1323), Duchess consort of Bavaria
- Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament (1614–1698), French nun and founder of order
- Matilda Penne (died 1393), English businessperson of the fourteenth century
- Mechtild Rothe (born 1947), German politician
- Mathilda Mélusine dei Principi Ruspoli (born 1994), Italian model and aristocrat
- Matilda Simon, 3rd Baroness Simon of Wythenshawe (born 1955), British transgender peer
- 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
- Tilly Keeper (born 1997), English actress
- Tilly Ramsay (born 2001), English television presenter, chef and social media influencer
- Matilda Rose Ledger (born 2005), daughter of actor Heath Ledger and actress Michelle Williams
- Matilda Wirtavuori (born 2000), Finnish beauty pageant winner
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
- 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
- Matilda Hunter, a fictional character from the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Indiana Evans
- Matilda, Cranky Doodle Donkey’s love interest in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- A fictional character in the Gothic novel The Castle of Otranto, daughter of Manfred
- Matilda Ajan, in Mobile Suit Gundam
- A fictional character representing Protestantism in Heinrich Heine'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, French-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 from the Latin American TV series Grachi
- Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns, from Elizabeth Gaskell's novel Cranford, portrayed by Judi Dench in the TV series of the same title
- Matilda, the hen in the Angry Birds franchise
- Matilda Bradbury, the real name of Laudna in the third campaign of the DND live-show Critical Role
- Mathilde Satterwhite, a main character in Lauren Groff's novel Fates and Furies
