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What does Mathilda mean?
Mathilda 
▼ as a girls' name is an Old German name, and the name Mathilda means "mighty in battle". Mathilda is an alternate spelling of Matilda (Old German).
Variations
VARIANT Matelda
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MATILDA Mafalda, Maffalda, Maitilde, Maltilda, Maltilde, Mathilde▼, Matilde
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mathilda Lexi (M.L.), ..
How popular is Mathilda?
Mathilda is a very prominent first name for women (#2074 out of 4276, Top 48%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Mathilda reached its peak position of #179 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Mathilda are Mafalda, Mathilde, Matilda (#489 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Matilde. Other variants, like Maffalda, are seldom used. These forms of Mathilda reached the top of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #791) and are now significantly less conventional, with versions like Matilda becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Bathild, Bathilda, Bathilde, Batilda, Batilde (see Bathilda), Berthilda, Casilda, Cassilda, Cathia, Clothilda, Ethelda, Gunhilda, Kathia, Klothilda (see Clotilda), Magnhilde, Magnilda, Mahala▼, Mahalia, Mahalla, Mahalya, Mahelia, Mahina, Maida, Majida, Malinda▼, Marcila, Marelda, Marilda, Marilla, Marinda, Marrelda (see Marelda), Matha, Mathea, Mathia, Matrina, Matriona, Matthia, Mattia, Mazhira, Nathalia▲, Otthild, Otthilda (see Otthild), Pathina, Pathinia (see Parthenia), Ragnhilda, Ragnilda, Rashida, Sarilda, Serhilda, Swanhilda and Thilda. These names tend to be less frequently used than Mathilda.
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