Matilda Name Meaning, Origin & Pronunciation

Matilda means mighty in battle. From Germanic maht and hild, meaning might and battle.

Matilda comes from the Germanic elements maht, meaning might, and hild, meaning battle, so it suggests mighty in battle. The name came to England with the Normans, and Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, fought for the English crown in the twelfth century. It also gave rise to the pet forms Maud and Tilly. In Australia the folk song Waltzing Matilda made the name widely recognised, and Roald Dahl's Matilda, about a bookish and clever girl, gave it a modern children's classic. Matilda feels sturdy, warm, and vintage.

Variants of Matilda

MathildaMathildeTildaTillieMaud

Well-known people named Matilda

Matilda Wormwood.

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