Matilda name - Meaning of Matilda
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak, Germanic
- Pronounced
- mə-TIL-də (English)
- Matilda Meaning
- From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. It was popular until the 15th century in England, usually in the vernacular form Maud. Both forms were revived by the 19th century. This name appears in the popular Australian folk song 'Waltzing Matilda', written in 1895. Matilda is a derivation of a Germanic name Mathildis, which means "power, might in battle". Nowadays, the name is very popular in Scandinavian countries. In the United States, it was most popular at the end of 19th century. It was popularized by Roald Dahl in his novel called Matilda.
Matilda Related Names
Variants: Mathilda, Maud, Maude (English), Mathilda (Swedish), Mafalda, Mathilde, Tilda, Mattie, Matylda
Diminutives: Mattie, Tilda, Tillie, Tilly, Maudie (English), Tilda (Swedish), Tilda (Finnish)
Other Languages: Mahthildis, Mathilda (Ancient Germanic), Matylda (Czech), Mathilde (Danish), Machteld, Mathilde, Mechteld, Maud, Til (Dutch), Mahaut, Mathilde (French), Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechtilde (German), Matild (Hungarian), Mafalda, Matilde (Italian), Til (Limburgish), Mathilde (Norwegian), Matylda (Polish), Mafalda, Matilde (Portuguese), Matilde (Spanish), Mallt (Welsh)
Matilda Celebrities
Matilda Behtham-Edwards - published author, Matilda Browne - artist, Matilda Heming - artist, Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton - actress,
