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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 of Castile, a 13th C queen consort of Denmark, and a 13th C German saint.

The English forms Mald and Mold are witnessed in 1379 in the relational bynames Maldsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 292) and Moldsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 22).

Belgium
Dutch
◑ 1597x1598 Metten BoonenGes p. 352
Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Machtildis (gen) JeanIII p. 18, Mathildis (nom) ibid. p. 15
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1358 Mechthilta (abl) chlumecky 236, p. 31
Denmark
Danish
◑ 1581 Mette KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
● 1185x1186 Matildis (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 9; 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; 1222 Machilda (nom) StPaulDom p. 36, Matilda (nom) ibid. p. 10, Matildis (nom) ibid. p. 36, machtild (gen) ibid. p. 6, machtilda (nom) ibid. p. 49, machtilde (gen) ibid. p. 85, matilde (gen) ibid. p. 25; 1246 Matillis (nom) PSS-II p. 7; 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; 1328 Matilldi (dat) PSS-CXIV 14, Matilldis (nom) ibid. 14; 1336 Matilda (abl) ibid. 14b, Matildam (acc) ibid. 14b; 1337 Matilldem (acc) ibid. 14c, Matilldis (nom) ibid. 14c; 1340xc1450 Mathildis (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 81, Matilda (nom) ibid. p. 2, Matildis (nom) ibid. p. 47; 1377 Matilda (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4, Molda (nom) ibid. p. 5, Moldys (gen) ibid. p. 4; 1379 Matilda (nom) WRYPT1 p. 2, Matilde (gen) ibid. p. 13, Mitilda (nom) ibid. p. 20; 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; 1485–1486 Matilda (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 66; 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
● 1529 Mawde CovGuild-2 p. 83; 1530 Malde LIWill-III p. 47, Mawd ibid. p. 54, Mawde ibid. p. 45; 1530/31 Mawde ibid. p. 94; 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, Mawld RegSASel p. 2; 1560 Maude BEmar-vol1 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; 1564 Moud COmar-vol5 p. 125; 1565 Maud ibid. p. 3, Moud ibid. p. 3; 1568 Maude Redruth-Co p. 6; 1569 Maud BEmar-vol2 p. 54, Maulde RegFord p. 1; 1571 Maud COmar-vol5 p. 4; 1572 Maud ibid. p. 126; 1573 Mawde COmar-vol2 p. 121; 1575 Matilda Chst-1 p. 12, Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 9, Moud COmar-vol5 p. 5, 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; 1581 Moud COmar-vol5 p. 6; 1582 Moude ibid. p. 6; 1583 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1584 Maude BEmar-vol1 p. 11, Mawde ibid. p. 11, Moud COmar-vol5 p. 7; 1586 Maud DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1587 Maud ibid. p. 14; 1588 Maude Bar-in-El p. 26; 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, Moud COmar-vol5 p. 10; 1598 Maud DEmar-vol2 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; 1178x1182 Mathilde (abl) ChartCaen2 3, Mathildi (dat) ibid. 3; 1179 Mattilde (abl) clairvaux-12thc 170; 1214 Mathildis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLI; 1244 Matildis (nom) NDParisII 2-CVII; 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
● 1292 Maheut (obl) HistHdVParis p. 113; 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
● 1392 Mahaut MemBret-II col. 618; 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; 1310 Mechtildis (nom) VFBStralsund 6; 1322 Mahthildis (nom) SMM p. 156; 1394 Mahthildis (nom) ibid. p. 194
◑ 1322 Matusche (gen) SMM p. 158
Middle High German
◑ 1360 Mecze (nom) UrkHess-3 995
Ireland
Latin
● 1479 Matildis (gen) RegOct 23; 1488 Matildem (acc) ibid. 13, Matildi (dat) ibid. 13
Early Modern English
● 1539/40 Matilda Fiants-1 89
Italy
Latin
● 1261 Mehthildim (acc) FRA-XXXL 209
Latvia
Latin
● 1327 Mechtildis (nom) RigSB 210
The Netherlands
Latin
● 1324 mechthyldis (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 299
Portugal
Latin
● 1209 Maphalda (dat) PHGCRP-I no. 10; 1256 Mafalda (nom) ibid. no. 17
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
Wales
Early Modern English
● 1578 Malt RegLlantrithyd p. 61; 1593 Mallt ibid. p. 34; 1595 Maud ibid. p. 34
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Mathilda". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Mathilda.