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Mathilda f. Old High German, Old Saxon maht 'might' + Old High German hiltja 'battle'.

The name of a 9th C Frankish saint, an 11th C Holy Roman Empress, an 11th C queen consort of England, two 12th C queens of England, a 12th C queen of Portugal, a 12th C German saint, a 13th C queen consort of Denmark, and a 13th C German saint.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Machtildis (gen) JeanIII p. 18, Mathildis (nom) ibid. p. 15
England
Latin
● 1279–80 Matilda (nom) WaHR-SK p. 35, Matilde (dat) ibid. p. 37, Matilla (nom) ibid. p. 63, Matillda (nom) ibid. p. 60, Matille (gen) ibid. p. 51; 1300 Matilda (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232; 1381 Mateldis (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 119, Matelldis (nom) ibid. p. 119, Matilde (abl) ibid. p. 89, Matildis (nom) ibid. p. 68, Matilldis (nom) ibid. p. 97; 1406 Matildi (dat) EEW p. 14; 1408 Matildem (acc) ibid. p. 16; 1417–18 Matildam (acc) ibid. p. 38, Matilde (dat) ibid. p. 38
Middle English
● 1406 Maude EEW p. 13, Mawde ibid. p. 13; 1408 Mavde ibid. p. 15, Mawd ibid. p. 16, Mawde ibid. p. 15; 1411 Mawde ibid. p. 19; 1431 Maude ibid. p. 88; 1433 Maude ibid. p. 95; 1434 Maut ibid. p. 102
English
● 1530 Malde LIWill-III p. 47, Mawd ibid. p. 54, Mawde ibid. p. 45; 1544 Mawt BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1551 Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1552 Mawt BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1553 Maude DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1555 Mawt BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1558 Matilde bruton-vol1 p. 29, Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1560 Maude ibid. p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 47; 1562 Maud Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 15; 1563 Matilde bruton-vol1 p. 33, Maude Redruth-Co p. 6; 1568 Maude ibid. p. 6; 1569 Maud BEmar-vol2 p. 54; 1575 Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1576 Matilda BUmar-vol1 p. 131, Mawte DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1577 Maude BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1578 Maude ibid. p. 69; 1583 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1584 Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 11, Mawde ibid. p. 11; 1586 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1587 Maud ibid. p. 14; 1590 Maud ibid. p. 22, Mawde BEmar-vol1 p. 14; 1591 Maude BEmar-vol2 p. 69, DEmar-vol2 p. 22; 1592 Maud ibid. p. 25; 1593 Maude bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1594 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 29; 1595 Maud ibid. p. 31, Maude BEmar-vol2 p. 4; 1596 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1598 Maud ibid. p. 38, Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 1599 Maude DEmar-vol2 p. 41
France
Latin
● 1060 Mateldis (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX; 1147 Matholde (abl) clairvaux-12thc 15, Matoldis (nom) ibid. 14; 1151 Matildi (abl) ibid. 23, Matildis (gen) ibid. 23; 1163 Matildis (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Mathildis (nom) ibid. 106, Matildis (nom) ibid. 108; 1164 Mathildis (nom) ibid. 120, Matildis (nom) ibid. 120; 1258 Mathildis (abl) ArrestReg-volI X, BMV, Matildim (acc) ibid. XXII, Pentecost, Matildis (nom) ibid. XXII, Pentecost; 1260 Matildis (nom) ibid. VI, Pentecost, Matilla (nom) ibid. XI, Pentecost; 1301 Malthidis (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 244, Mathildis (gen) ibid. p. 245, Mathilidis (nom) ibid. p. 257; 1313 Mathildis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXVIII; 1378 Mathildis (gen) hanquetvol1 2085
Old French
● 1296 Maheut paris1296 p. 3; 1301 Mahaut (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 291; 1313 Maheut Paris1313 p. 8; 1327 Maheut lecoy p. 181
Middle French
● 1421 Mehault favier p. 160; 1438 Mahault ibid. 242
Germany
Latin
● 1010 Mechtilde (abl) quix-vol1 84; 1231 Methildis (nom) hennes-vol1 86
Scotland
Latin
● 1376 Matilda (nom) morton-vol1 16, Matilde (gen) ibid. 16, Mauld ibid. 16
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