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Matilda¹

  • /məˈtɪldə/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Mathilda

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. But wondrously begotten, and begonne / By false illusion of a guilefull Spright, / On a faire Ladie Nonne, that whilome hight / Matilda, daughter to Pubidius, […]

noun Matildas · Mathilda

  1. UK, historical Either of two British infantry tanks in use during World War II, the Infantry Tank Mark I or Infantry Tank Mark II.

    Similar: Matilda I, Matilda II

  2. Australia, historical A swag or bluey carried by a swagman or swagwoman. 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.'

matilda²

  • /məˈtɪldə/

Where it comes from

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noun matildas · Matilda

  1. Australia A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag. 1906, A. B. Paterson, On The Road to Gundagai, The Old Bush Songs, Gutenberg eBook #10493, In a week the spree was over and the cheque was all knocked down, / So we shouldered our “Matildas,” and we turned our backs on town, / And the girls they stood a nobbler as we sadly said “Good bye,” / And we

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Closest in meaning: mathilda, edith, laetitia, empress, late, matilde, waltzing, pack, knapsack, backpack, rucksack, swag, bundle, portmanteau, luggage, kitbag

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name female given name, cognates and transliterations

EspañolMatilde
中文瑪蒂爾達 /玛蒂尔达 Mǎdì'ěrdá
PortuguêsMatilde, Matilda
FrançaisMathilde
DeutschMathilde, Mechthild
ItalianoMatilde
ΕλληνικάΜατθίλδη Matthíldi
РусскийМати́льда Matílʹda

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@misc{matilda_2026,
  title = {matilda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matilda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}