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 [ 3 syll. ma-til-da, mat-i-lda ] The girl name Matilda is pronounced as MahTIHLDah KEY. Matilda is used mostly in English and 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 34 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms of Matilda include Maddy (used in German too), Mala (used in Polish too), Mathilda (used in German too), Matti, Maud, Maude, Metta (used in German too), and Tildy. Other English variants include the short forms Mat and Tilda (used in Scandinavian, and Spanish too), and the pet forms Mattie, Matty (used in German too), Pattie, Patty (used in German too), Tillie, and Tilly. Variant forms of the name used in other languages include the Dutch Machteld, the Polish Macia, the Italian and Portuguese Mafalda, the French Mahaut, the German Malkin, the Italian Matelda, the Hungarian Mathild, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Mathilde, the Spanish Mati, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Matilde, the Czech and Polish Matylda, the German Mechthild, the German Mechtilde, the German Mette, the German Thilde, the Polish Tila, the German, Scandinavian, and Spanish Tilde, and the Czech Tylda. 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 2008, its usage was only 0.017% and its ranking #829, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. In 2008, Matilda was used 9.272% more than the next ranked name, the English Mattie. Baby names that sound like Matilda include the English and German Mathilda, the Italian Matelda, the Czech and Polish Matylda, the Hungarian Mathild, the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Mathilde, and the French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Matilde. KEY: Pronunciation for Matilda: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
