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Mechthild

“one who is mighty in battle”

In German use, Mechthild has a related form in Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

In German use, Mechthild has a related form in Matilda. One German interpretation is “one who is mighty in battle.”

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Where it comes from

In German use, Mechthild has a related form in Matilda. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.

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How it developed

In German usage, Mechthild developed from Mehthilt.

The story

In German use, Mechthild has a related form in Matilda. The history of Matilda gives this family its wider story. Use of Matilda was revived during the 18th century.

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Mechthild’s family of names

In German usage, Mechthild as a surname has a short form in MECKEL. In German usage, Mechthild shares a linguistic root with the English form Matilda. In German usage, Mechthild has a related form in Mathilde.

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MechthildMatildaMathildeMechthildeMeckelMatildeMathildaTildaMatyldaMechtildMechtildeMechteldMehthilt

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Mechthild has relatives in 5 languages.

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7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 4

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Across languages 9

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