Matilda

matilda English thumb|An ad for Matilda the Musical, in London, UK. Alternative forms en Mathilda Etymology From en enm Matilda, from en fro Mathilde, from en goh Mahthilt, goh Mehthilt, from en gmw-pro *Mahtihild, from en gem-pro *Mahtihildiz; compare de Mechthild, ang Mæþhild Matilda. Pronunciation en /məˈtɪldə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Matilda.wav Southern England Proper noun en female Germanic languages. III III 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, en 1844 George Payne Rainsford James Rose D'Albret, Or, Troublous Times, a Romance 20 Harper 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! en 1990 w:Alice Munro Friend of My Youth .Stories 0679729577 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 en Fort Matilda en Matilda effect en Matildine Related terms variants: Maud, Maude, Maudie pet forms: Mattie, Matty, Tilda, Tillie, Tilly Translations female given name, cognates and transliterations Bengali: bn ম্যাটিল্ডা maeṭilḍa Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瑪蒂爾達 Mǎdì'ěrdá Czech: cs Matylda f Danish: da Mathilde Esperanto: eo Matilda Finnish: fi Matilda French: fr Mathilde German: de Mathilde, de Mechthild Old High German: goh Mehthilt Greek: el Ματθίλδη f Hungarian: hu Matild, hu Matilda Italian: it Matilde Marathi: mr मटिल्डा Norwegian: no Mathilde Old English: ang Mæþhild Polish: pl Matylda f Portuguese: pt Matilde f, pt Matilda f Russian: ru Мати́льда f Spanish: es Matilde Swedish: sv Matilda Walloon: wa Matile Noun en 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. en Australia historical A swag or bluey carried by a swagman or swagwoman. en w:Banjo Paterson w:Waltzing Matilda 1895 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416215323/http://www.rogerclarke.com/WM/Manuscript.gif 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 en Matilda I, en Matilda II en World War II Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Matilduson Matildudóttir Declension Matilda Matilda Matilda Matildu Finnish Etymology From fi en Matilda, from fi fro Mathilde, from fi goh Mahthilt (meaning something like powerful warrioress). Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Matilda Declension Matild a Related terms fi Tilda Statistics dvv_20250813 4161 19031 162 References Portuguese Etymology pt fro Mathilde, from pt goh maht, goh meht might + goh hild, goh hilta battle. Pronunciation pt iwdɐ Brazil ildɐ Portugal 3 pt Ma til da Proper noun f pt female Matilda See also pt Matilde Slovak Pronunciation loan Proper noun f Matildka,Matilka,Tilduška sk female Declension f Derived terms sk Hypocoristics Matila Tilda Further reading Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun f es female Swedish Alternative forms sv Mathilda Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Matilda.wav Proper noun c sv female Matilda Related terms sv Maud, sv Tilda, sv Tilde