Matilde

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Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese version of Matilda, German

"battle-mighty"

Matilde Origin and Meaning

The name Matilde is a girl's name of Spanish origin.

The German Matilda has some European variations that are popular in their native countries. Matilde ranks in Italy's and Portugal's Top 10 for girls, while the French variation Mathilde ranks among the Top 100 girl names in France, Denmark, and Norway.

The original Matilda is rising in the US after being off the Top 1000 for more than 40 years, and also ranks in the Top 100 in most English-speaking countries along with Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and its native Germany.

Matilde Rank in US Top 1000

# 932 in the US

Popularity of the name Matilde

• 874 England 2019
• 10 Italy 2023
• 4 Portugal 2023
• 128 Switzerland 2023
• 52 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Matilde

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Matilde.

• Eleonore
• Francis
• Ester
• Beatriz
• Thérèse
• Béatrice
• Guinivere
• Claudine
• Josepha
• Jeanne
• Laurence
• Magdalen
• Emmanuelle
• Gwenevere
• Lauretta
• Hosanna
• Maddalena
• Rosamond
• Gerda
• Josephina

Famous People Named Matilde

• Matilde Camus Spanish poet
• Matilde Marcolli Italian mathematical physicist
• Matilde Serao. Greek born Italian journalist and novelist
• Matilde E. Moisant American aviatrix
• Matilde Ortiz (Reyes) Spanish Olympic water polo player
• Matilde Ciccia Italian Olympic ice dancer
• Matilde Casazola (Mendoza) Bolivian songwriter
• Matilde Fernández Spanish cabinet minister
• Matilde Urrutia Chilean physical therapist; third wife of poet Pablo Neruda
• Matilde Montoya Mexican doctor

The name Matilde in Pop Culture

• "Matilde di Shabran " opera by Gioachino Rossini