MATILDA

"MATILDA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "battle strength", "mighty in battle".

Date "MATILDA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definition: MATILDA

Domain	Definition
Literature	Matilda Daughter of Lord Robert Fitzwalter. Michael Drayton has a poem of some 670 lines so called. Matilda. Daughter of Rokeby, and niece of Mortham. She was beloved by Wilfrid, son of Oswald, but loved Redmond, her father's page, who turns out to be Mortham's son. (Scott: Rokeby) Matilda. Sister of Gessler; in love with Arnold, a Swiss, who had saved her life when threatened by the fall of an avalanche. After the death of Gessler, who was shot by William Tell, the marriage of these lovers is consummated. (Rossini: Guglielmo Tell, an opera.) Rosa Matilda. (See Gifford's Baviad and Mæviad. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Matilda

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Matilda is a female name, of Teutonic derivation, meaning "mighty warrior." Its most common alternate forms are Maud and "Mathilde." Among the notable women who have borne that name are:

Matilda of Ringelheim (892-967/8), Holy Roman Empress
Matilda of Flanders (~1031 - 1083), Queen of England, wife of William I of England
Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1114), Countess of Tuscany
Matilda of England (1102-1167), Lady of the English, Holy Roman Empress, daughter of Henry I of England (also called the Empress Maud)
Matilda of Boulogne (1104-1152), Queen of England, wife of Stephen I of England
Matilda Plantagenet (1156 - 1189), Duchess of Saxony, daughter of Henry II of England

There is also:

Matilda, a popular calypso song recorded by artists including Harry Belafonte
Matilda, a work of children's literature by Roald Dahl
The Mk.II Matilda tank

If you are looking for information on the famous Australian folk song, See Waltzing Matilda

Matilda, Duchess of Saxony

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Matilda (or Maud) (1156 - 1189) daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Married Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony. They had five sons and one daughter. Her son Otto IV (1177 - 1218) was German Emperor.

The picture shows an ideal portrait made between 1230 and 1240 on the tomb of Matilda and Henry the Lion in Brunswick cathedral.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Matilda."

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Crosswords: MATILDA

Specialty definitions using "MATILDA": Anna Matilda ♦ Bayeux Tapestry ♦ Redmond O'Neale, Rinaldo. (references)

Non-English Usage: "MATILDA" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Russian (Mat 2).

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Modern Usage: MATILDA

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	This is from Matilda. (Léon; writing credit: Luc Besson)
Movie/TV Titles	Waltzing Matilda (1933) When Aunt Matilda Fell (1916) Gdye Matilda (1913) Poor Aunt Matilda (1908) The Legend of Matilda Dixon (2003)
Song Titles	Matilda Mother (performing artist: Pink Floyd)
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Commercial Usage: MATILDA

Domain	Title
Books	Matilda (Puffin Novels) (reference) Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business (Writing American Women) (reference) Polymer Clay Artist's Interactive Guide to the Internet - With Featured Artists: Jack Johnston, Matilda Colf & Barbara Reider (reference) Matilda the Moocher (reference) The reformist illuminations in the Gospels of Matilda Countess of Tuscany. (A study in the art of the age of Gregory VII) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Matilda Ziegler Magazine For The Blind (reference) (more periodical examples)
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Image Slideshow: MATILDA

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Photo Album: MATILDA

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	British Matilda tanks seen on the move outside the perimeter of Tobruk. Credit: Library of Congress.		Portrait photograph of Miss Matilda Rigby. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: MATILDA

"MATILDA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.78% of the time. "MATILDA" is used about 455 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.78%	454	12,849
Noun (singular)	0.22%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	455	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: MATILDA

The following table summarizes the usage of "MATILDA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Matilda	First name Female	15,000	707
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: MATILDA

"MATILDA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "battle strength", "mighty in battle".

The following table summarizes names related to "MATILDA."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Matylda	Female	Czech	Matilda
Machteld	Female	Dutch	Matilda
Mechteld	Female	Dutch	Matilda
Mathilda	Female	English	Matilda
Matilda	Female	English	N/A
Mattie	Female, Male	English	Matilda
Maud	Female	English	Matilda
Tilda	Female	English	Matilda
Tillie	Female	English	Matilda
Tilly	Female	English	Matilda
Mathilde	Female	French	Matilda
Mechtilde	Female	German	Matilda
Matild	Female	Hungarian	Matilda
Mafalda	Female	Italian	Matilda
Matylda	Female	Polish	Matilda
Mafalda	Female	Portuguese	Matilda
Matilde	Female	Portuguese	Matilda
Matilde	Female	Spanish	Matilda
Tilda	Female	Swedish	Matilda
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expression: MATILDA

Expression using "MATILDA": Port Matilda. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "MATILDA": Laetitia-matilda.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: MATILDA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
matilda	247	matilda music waltzing	5
waltzing matilda	154	matilda mp3 waltzing	5
dixon matilda	127	matilda ziegler	5
matilda movie	34	bay cooler matilda wine	4
lyrics matilda waltzing	33	matilda waltzing words	4
matilda soundtrack	28	port matilda	4
port matilda pennsylvania	24	matilda tuscany	4
dixon legend matilda	18	book matilda	4
and the band played waltzing matilda	14	bay matilda	3
roald dahl matilda	13	band lyrics matilda played waltzing	3
dixon fairy matilda port	10	lesson matilda plan	3
matilda tank	7	flanders matilda	3
camp matilda	7	force life matilda may	3
matilda by roald dahl	6	the empress matilda	3
dixon fairy matilda tooth	6	av dahl matilda roald	3
australia dixon fairy matilda port	6	matilda dahl	3
matilda dvd	6	australia dixon matilda	3
matilda waltz	6	cast matilda	3
matilda may	5	matilda midi waltzing	3
doll matilda	5	matilda movie soundtrack	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: MATILDA

Derivations
	Words beginning with "MATILDA": matildas. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: MATILDA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-i-l-m-t"
	-2 letters: admit, lamia, tamal, tidal.
	-3 letters: adit, alit, alma, amia, amid, atma, data, dial, dita, laid, lama, lati, lima, maid, mail, malt, mild, milt, tail, tala, tali.
	-4 letters: aal, aid, ail, aim, ait, ala, alt, ama, ami, dal, dam, dim, dit, lad, lam, lat, lid, lit, mad, mat, mid, mil, tad, tam, til.
	-5 letters: aa.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-d-i-l-m-t"
	+1 letter: dalmatic, matildas.
	+2 letters: admiralty, almandite, dalmatian, dalmatics, diametral, diplomata, laminated, maladroit.
	+3 letters: acclimated, almandites, animatedly, dalmatians, delaminate, dogmatical, matricidal, ommatidial.
	+4 letters: admiralties, ameliorated, amontillado, assimilated, calumniated, declamation, delaminated, delaminates, diametrical, intradermal, judgmatical, madrigalist, maladaptive, maladroitly, mammillated, mandatorily, mandibulate, manipulated, mediastinal, mediational, metalloidal, midsagittal, nematicidal, nematocidal.
	+5 letters: acclimatised, acclimatized, admirability, amontillados, anecdotalism, declamations, delaminating, delamination, disclamation, dogmatically, dramatically, dramatizable, machicolated, madrigalists, maladjustive, materialised, materialized, matriculated, melodramatic, misallocated, miscataloged, misevaluated, multiwarhead, semipalmated, unacclimated.
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