Given name
Mehthilt
“might, power”·“war, battle”
Mehthilt is a feminine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mehthilt is built from elements meaning “might, power” and “war, battle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Mehthilt comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Mahtihildi, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz, built from Old High German maht (“might, power”) + hilt (“war, battle”).
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Mehthilt’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Mehthilt has a later derivative in MECHTHILD. In Old High German usage, Mehthilt has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matilda.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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