Mathelda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mathelda

What is the meaning of the name Mathelda ?

The baby name Mathelda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈθɛldə/ (muh-THEL-dah),/mɑˈtɛldə/ (mah-TEL-dah).

Mathelda is in Origin.

Mathelda is a rare Latinate and elaborated form of Matilda/Mathilda, from Old High German Mahtildis/Mathildis, built from maht, “might, strength,” and hild, “battle,” yielding the meaning “strength in battle.” Spelled with an inserted e, Mathelda mirrors medieval Latin and Italian spellings found alongside Matilda, Mathilda, and Matelda.

The name’s wider family traveled across Europe with the Normans, establishing use in England through figures such as Saint Matilda of Ringelheim and Empress Matilda (also Maud). Variant forms include Mathilda (German, Scandinavian), Matilde (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), Matelda (medieval Italian; known from Dante), Mechthild/Mechtild (German), Mahaut (Old French), and English Maud, with nicknames Tilda, Tilde, and Tillie. Mathelda itself surfaces sporadically in ecclesiastical registers and 19th–20th‑century immigration records, chiefly in Central and Southern Europe, but remains uncommon today while retaining the robust martial meaning of its Germanic root.

⚙ Mathelda is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mathelda appears only 8 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.