Matilda
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Matilda (sometimes spelled Mathilda) is a female name, of Teutonic derivation, meaning "mighty warrior." Its most common alternate forms are Maud and Mathilde. Among the notable women who have borne that name are:
- Matilda of Ringelheim (892 – 967/8), Holy Roman Empress
- Matilda of Flanders (~1031 – 1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England
- Matilda of Tuscany (1046 – 1114), Countess of Tuscany (also called Matilda or Matilde of Canossa)
- Matilda of Scotland (c. 1080 – 1118), originally named Edith, wife of Henry I of England
- Matilda of England (1102 – 1167), Lady of the English, Holy Roman Empress, daughter of Henry I of England (also called the Empress Maud)
- Matilda of Boulogne (1104 – 1152), Queen of England, wife of Stephen of England
- Matilda Plantagenet (1156 – 1189), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England
- Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826 – 1898), 19th century American feminist and freethinker
- Saint Matilda
There is also:
- "Matilda", a popular calypso recorded by artists including Harry Belafonte
- Matilda, a children's literature story about Matilda Wormwood:
- Matilda, the novel by Roald Dahl
- "Matilda", the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito and starring Mara Wilson based on the novel
- Matilda, a novella by Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein
- The Matilda tank
- Matilda McDuck - oldest sister of Scrooge McDuck, wife of Ludwig Von Drake, and aunt of Donald Duck
- Matilda - the kangaroo mascot of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games.
- 253 Mathilde - an asteroid
If you are looking for information on the famous Australian folk song, see "Waltzing Matilda".
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