Given name

Mathild

“one who is mighty in battle”

Mathild is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mathild is a variant of Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”

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Where it comes from

Mathild is a variant of Matilda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.

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The story

Mathild is a variant of Matilda. The history of Matilda gives this family its wider story. Use of Matilda was revived during the 18th century.

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Mathild’s family of names

Mathild has a related form in Matilda. Mathild has a conventional equivalent in the German form Meta.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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