Matilde
Barely a hundred women in Poland carry it, so most people here have never met one. Its Germanic root means "strength in battle", and the form you'll actually run into is Matylda.
Matilde Pronunciation
Matilde is pronounced mah-TEEL-de (/maˈtildɛ/).
What Matilde means
Where Matilde comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Matilde comes from the Germanic Mahthildis, built from maht, meaning might or strength, and hild, meaning battle. The literal sense is strength in battle. Italian and Spanish families carried the name south, where it softened in sound while keeping that martial root.
One real bearer fixed the name early. Matilda of Ringelheim, the tenth-century Saxon queen, married Henry the Fowler and was later made a saint. Her feast falls on 14 March, and every Matilde stands downstream of her.
In Poland the name appears as Matylda. You might read it off a school register or write it on a form at the urząd. The y marks a border crossing, the spot where a Germanic root settled into Polish speech. The root stayed sharp. Whatever the spelling, the name still means strength in battle.
How many people are named Matilde
1 in 218872 women in Poland is named Matilde. 103 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3375 among female names.
Matilde's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Matilde as a middle name
Matilde is a first name for 103 women in Poland and a middle name for another 24, an 81/19 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1468th, between Martynika (24) and Melodia (24).
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#1466 Margherita24
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#1467 Martynika24
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#1468 Matilde24
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#1469 Melodia24
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#1470 Nhung24