# Matilda
## English
### Alternative forms

* Mathilda

### Etymology

From Middle English Matilda, from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German Mahthilt, Mehthilt, from Proto-Germanic *Mahtihildiz; compare German Mechthild, Old English Mæþhild (“Matilda”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈtɪldə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Matilda
* A female given name from the Germanic languages.
** 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 13:But wondrously begotten, and begonne / By false illusion of a guilefull Spright, / On a faire Ladie Nonne, that whilome hight / Matilda, daughter to Pubidius, […]
** 1844, George Payne Rainsford James, Rose D'Albret, Or, Troublous Times, a Romance, Harper, page 20:Countess of Laussitz - Matilda, too, by the mark! A good name, a marvellous good name, is not, Algernon? Musical, pretty, soft, smoothing, loveable. - - - many a fair prospect is spoiled by the mistake in the name. Call Matilda Joan, or Louisa Deborah, and you are ruined forever!
** 1990, Alice Munro, Friend of My Youth, .Stories, →ISBN, page 187:At one time Joan invented other names for her. 'Matilda' brought to mind dingy curtains, gray tent flaps, a slack-skinned old woman. How about Sharon? Lilliane? Elizabeth? Then, Joan didn't know how, the name Matilda became transformed. It started shining like silver. The "il" in it was silver. But not metallic. In Joan's mind the name gleamed now like a fold of satin.

#### Derived terms

* Fort Matilda
* Matilda effect
* Matildine

#### Related terms

* variants: Maud, Maude, Maudie
* pet forms: Mattie, Matty, Tilda, Tillie, Tilly

#### Translations
### Noun

Matilda (plural Matildas)
* (UK, army, historical) Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II.
* (Australia, historical) A swag or bluey carried by a swagman or swagwoman.
** 1895, “Waltzing Matilda”, Banjo Paterson (lyrics)‎:Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong, Under the shade of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling, 'Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda, with me.'

#### Synonyms

* (infantry tank): Matilda I, Matilda II

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Matilda f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Matilda: Matilduson
* daughter of Matilda: Matildudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Matilda, from Old French Mathilde.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtildɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ildɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑtildɑ
* Hyphenation: Ma‧til‧da

### Proper noun

Matilda
* a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Matilda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Matildani
Matildani
accusative
nom.
Matildani
Matildani
gen.
Matildani
genitive
Matildani
Matildojeni Matildaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Matildaani
Matildojani
inessive
Matildassani
Matildoissani
elative
Matildastani
Matildoistani
illative
Matildaani
Matildoihini
adessive
Matildallani
Matildoillani
ablative
Matildaltani
Matildoiltani
allative
Matildalleni
Matildoilleni
essive
Matildanani
Matildoinani
translative
Matildakseni
Matildoikseni
abessive
Matildattani
Matildoittani
instructive
comitative
—Matildoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Matildasi
Matildasi
accusative
nom.
Matildasi
Matildasi
gen.
Matildasi
genitive
Matildasi
Matildojesi Matildaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Matildaasi
Matildojasi
inessive
Matildassasi
Matildoissasi
elative
Matildastasi
Matildoistasi
illative
Matildaasi
Matildoihisi
adessive
Matildallasi
Matildoillasi
ablative
Matildaltasi
Matildoiltasi
allative
Matildallesi
Matildoillesi
essive
Matildanasi
Matildoinasi
translative
Matildaksesi
Matildoiksesi
abessive
Matildattasi
Matildoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Matildoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Matildamme
Matildamme
accusative
nom.
Matildamme
Matildamme
gen.
Matildamme
genitive
Matildamme
Matildojemme Matildaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Matildaamme
Matildojamme
inessive
Matildassamme
Matildoissamme
elative
Matildastamme
Matildoistamme
illative
Matildaamme
Matildoihimme
adessive
Matildallamme
Matildoillamme
ablative
Matildaltamme
Matildoiltamme
allative
Matildallemme
Matildoillemme
essive
Matildanamme
Matildoinamme
translative
Matildaksemme
Matildoiksemme
abessive
Matildattamme
Matildoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Matildoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Matildanne
Matildanne
accusative
nom.
Matildanne
Matildanne
gen.
Matildanne
genitive
Matildanne
Matildojenne Matildainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Matildaanne
Matildojanne
inessive
Matildassanne
Matildoissanne
elative
Matildastanne
Matildoistanne
illative
Matildaanne
Matildoihinne
adessive
Matildallanne
Matildoillanne
ablative
Matildaltanne
Matildoiltanne
allative
Matildallenne
Matildoillenne
essive
Matildananne
Matildoinanne
translative
Matildaksenne
Matildoiksenne
abessive
Matildattanne
Matildoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Matildoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Matildansa
Matildansa
accusative
nom.
Matildansa
Matildansa
gen.
Matildansa
genitive
Matildansa
Matildojensa Matildainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Matildaansa
Matildojaan Matildojansa
inessive
Matildassaan Matildassansa
Matildoissaan Matildoissansa
elative
Matildastaan Matildastansa
Matildoistaan Matildoistansa
illative
Matildaansa
Matildoihinsa
adessive
Matildallaan Matildallansa
Matildoillaan Matildoillansa
ablative
Matildaltaan Matildaltansa
Matildoiltaan Matildoiltansa
allative
Matildalleen Matildallensa
Matildoilleen Matildoillensa
essive
Matildanaan Matildanansa
Matildoinaan Matildoinansa
translative
Matildakseen Matildaksensa
Matildoikseen Matildoiksensa
abessive
Matildattaan Matildattansa
Matildoittaan Matildoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Matildoineen Matildoinensa :

#### Related terms

* Tilda

#### Statistics

* Matilda is the 171st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,798 female individuals (and as a middle name to 18,229 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Matilde

### Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Mathilde, from Old High German maht, meht (“might”) + hild, hilta (“battle”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈt͡ʃiw.dɐ/ [maˈt͡ʃiʊ̯.dɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /maˈt͡ʃiw.dɐ/ [maˈt͡ʃiʊ̯.dɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /maˈt͡ʃiw.da/ [maˈt͡ʃiʊ̯.da]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐˈtil.dɐ/ [mɐˈtiɫ.dɐ]

### Proper noun

Matilda f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmatiɫda/

### Proper noun

Matilda f (genitive singular Matildy, nominative plural Matildy, declension pattern of žena)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Matilda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈtilda/ [maˈt̪il̪.d̪a]
* Rhymes: -ilda
* Syllabification: Ma‧til‧da

### Proper noun

Matilda f
* a female given name

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Mathilda

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Matilda c (genitive Matildas)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Matilda

#### Related terms

* Maud, Tilda, Tilde