Matilda

Matilda \ma-til-da, mat-i-lda\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Matilda is pronounced as MahTIHLDah (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Matilda: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Matilda?

Matilda is used mostly in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian. Its language of origin is Germanic. The meaning of Matilda is mighty in battle. Two-element name derived from the words 'maht' and 'hild' which are of the meanings might and battle, fight respectively. An old form of the name is Mahthildis (Germanic). The name was borne by Saint Mathilda (895-968), the queen consort of Henry the Fowler, known for her beauty and piety. The name was also borne by Matilda (-1083), the wife of William the Conqueror; thus the name was introduced to English speakers and was later borne by a daughter of Henry I of England. The name fell out of favor after the medieval period and was revived as a learned form in the 18th century. The name Matilda is used to a great extent; it has 48 derivatives that are used in both English and other languages. English derivatives of Matilda comprise name Mahault, Maiti definition, Maitilda name popularity, name Maitilde origin, name Maltilda origin, what does the name Maltilde mean, Mathilda meaning (used in German too), name Matia, baby name Matie, Matti meaning and origin, Matyidy pronounciation, name Maud, name Maude origin, short names for Metilda, Tildie meaning of name, and name Tildy meaning. Other English variants comprise the contracted forms Mat meaning and origin and Tilda name variations (used in German, Scandinavian, and Spanish too), and the familiar forms Mattie name popularity, Matty meaning of name (used in German too), nicknames for Pattie, baby name Patty (used in German too), Tillie name, and name Tilly (used in German too). Derivatives used in other languages comprise the Dutch Machteld meaning of name, the Polish Macia definition, the German Maddy pronounciation, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Mafalda name, the French name Mahaut meaning, the Polish Mala name variations, the German Malkin name variations, the Welsh short names for Mallt, the Italian short names for Matelda, the Hungarian name Mathild origin, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish meaning of Mathilde, the Spanish what does the name Mati mean, the Armenian Matild name, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish short names for Matilde, the Spanish what does the name Matusha mean, the Czech and Polish name Matylda meaning, the German baby name Mechthild, the German name Mechtilde meaning, the German name Metta meaning, the German Mette pronounciation, the German meaning of Thilde, the Polish Tila definition, the German, Scandinavian, and Spanish name Tilde, and the Czech Tylda pronounciation. Matilda is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. In 1900, 0.109% of baby girls were named Matilda. It was #161 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial loss in popularity since then, and is in recent times of infrequent use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.018% and its ranking #800, was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. In 2010, Matilda was used 24% more than the next ranked name, short names for Mattie.

A famous person named Matilda is Marie Lloyd, Singer, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood 12 February 1870 - 7 October 1922, Hoxton, London, England.

List of baby names Matilda:

the name baby name Maitilde, the Italian Matelda name variations, the English and German name Mathilda meaning, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Mathilde name, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Matilde pronounciation, the Czech and Polish name Matylda meaning, the name name Metilda, the name Maitilda name popularity, the Hungarian name Mathild, and the Armenian Matild name.

The baby name Matilda fun facts:

The name Matilda in reverse order is "Adlitam".

The numerological value of the name Matilda is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Matilda?

Matilda is in the top names in USA.