Mathilde
A Germanic name meaning "mighty in battle", used across French, German and Scandinavian traditions. In Poland it stays rare: around 146 women carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Mathilde Pronunciation
What Mathilde means
Where Mathilde comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Mathilde comes from Germanic roots: maht, meaning might or strength, joined to hild, meaning battle. Put together, the name reads as "mighty in battle." In Polish it becomes Matylda.
The strongest early bearer was Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, wife of the German king Henry the Fowler and mother of Otto the Great. She died in 968. The meaning was martial from the origin itself, yet the woman who carried it most famously was no warrior. Matilda of Ringelheim is remembered for founding convents and for her charity. Her name traveled well. French, German, and Scandinavian families all took it up, each pronouncing it in its own way.
In a Polish class register, Matylda sits near the top, filed under M. Her name-day falls on the fourteenth of March. Whatever else shifts, the sense holds firm: silna w walce, mighty in battle.
How many people are named Mathilde
1 in 154410 women in Poland is named Mathilde. 146 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2685 among female names.
Mathilde's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Mathilde as a middle name
Mathilde is a first name for 146 women in Poland and a middle name for another 54, a 73/27 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 930th, between Justine (54) and Rosalie (54).
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#928 Fatma54
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#929 Justine54
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#930 Mathilde54
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#931 Rosalie54
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#932 Syntia54