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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
● 1189 Mactild (nom) GASurv p. 197, Madhald (nom) ibid. p. 141, Mahald (nom) ibid. p. 124, Mahalt (nom) ibid. p. 136, Mahtild (nom) ibid. p. 181, Mahtildis (nom) ibid. p. 119, Matillide (gen) ibid. p. 120, Matillis (nom) ibid. p. 87; 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; 1321 Matillis (nom) EL-2 p. 162; 1377 Matilda (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4, Molda (nom) ibid. p. 5, Moldys (gen) ibid. p. 4; 1381 Mateldis (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 119, Matelldis (nom) ibid. p. 119, Matilda (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Matilde (abl) Suffolk1381 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; 1427 Matildis (gen) WillsInv LIII; 1435 Matildæ (dat) ibid. LVII; 1560 Mawde (nom) Chst-1 p. 10; 1562 Mawde (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1568 matilda (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1571 Matilda (nom) ibid. p. 12
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; 1427 Malde WillsInv LII; 1431 Maude EEW p. 88; 1433 Maude ibid. p. 95; 1434 Maut ibid. p. 102
Early Modern English
● 1530 Malde LIWill-III p. 47, Mawd ibid. p. 54, Mawde ibid. p. 45; 1544 Mawde WillsInv XCI, 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 Matild bruton-vol1 p. 110, Matilde ibid. p. 29, Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1560 Maude ibid. p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 47; 1562 Maud COmar-vol5 p. 2, 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; 1573 Mawde COmar-vol2 p. 121; 1575 Matilda Chst-1 p. 12, Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 9, mawde Chst-1 p. 12; 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; 1589 Mawde COmar-vol2 p. 123; 1590 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 22, Mawde BEmar-vol1 p. 14; 1591 Maude BEmar-vol2 p. 69, DEmar-vol2 p. 22; 1592 Maud ibid. p. 25; 1593/4 Maud HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 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; 1179 Mattilde (abl) ibid. 170; 1214 Mathildis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLI; 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 MemDocMan-2 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; 1256 Methildis (nom) ibid. 158; 1261 Mechtildis (abl) ibid. 192
Latvia
Latin
● 1327 Mechtildis (nom) RigSB 210
Scotland
Latin
● 1107x1117 Mathildis (gen) ESC XXXIII; c1117 Mathildis (gen) ibid. XXIX; c1120 Matilde (abl) ibid. XXXV; 1123 Matildis (gen) ibid. XLVI; 1124 Matildis (nom) ibid. L; 1376 Matilda (nom) morton-vol1 16, Matilde (gen) ibid. 16
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Mathilda". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Mathilda.