Matilda

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Matilda is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, commonly associated with strength and battle might and borne by various notable historical and contemporary figures.

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Label Occurrences
Matilda canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
fictional character
given name
historical figure
queen consort
queen consort
appearsInWork Matilda
associatedWith battle might
strength
countryOfCitizenship England
derivedFrom Saint Matilda
surface form: Mahthildis
gender feminine
hasComponent Hilde
surface form: hild

maht
hasCulturalAssociation Roald Dahl novel "Matilda"
hasDiminutive Mattie
Tilda
Tillie
Tilly
hasLanguageOfOrigin Old High German
hasNotableBearer Empress Matilda
Matilda Wormwood
surface form: Matilda (Roald Dahl character)

Matilda of Flanders
Matilda of Scotland
hasOrigin Germanic languages
hasVariant Mahaut of Artois
surface form: Mahaut

Mathilda
Mathilde
Matilde
Matylda
Maud
meaning battle
might
mighty in battle
powerful in battle
strength
strength in battle
nameDayInSomeCountries March 14
positionHeld claimant to the English throne
spouse Henry I of England
William the Conqueror
usedInLanguage English
French
German
Italian
North Germanic languages
surface form: Scandinavian languages

Spanish
usedSinceCentury Middle Ages

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matilda Cuomo givenName Matilda
Tilda Swinton givenName Matilda
Maud derivedFrom Matilda
Maud shortFormOf Matilda
Matilda Ledger givenName Matilda
Mattie isDiminutiveOf Matilda
Mattie hasRelatedName Matilda
Felice Bryant givenName Matilda