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The Name Matilda - Origin and Meaning of Matilda
  



The Name Matilda - Origin and Meaning of Matilda


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Matilda

Old High German

Usage of the Name Matilda

English, Swedish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish

Meaning of the Name Matilda

The name Matilda is derived from the Germanic elements "maht" - "strength" and "hild" - "battle".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826 - 1898), an American feminist and author; Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1849 - 1915), an American ethnologist; Matilda Ziegler (born 1964), an English actress.
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