Meaning: Mighty in battle — forged in strength and noble tradition
Origin: French/Germanic
Gender: Unisex
Rank in France: #4975
Total births: 144,865
History: From the Germanic elements maht (might) and hild (battle). Mathilde was the wife of William the Conqueror and commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry. The name has surged in modern France, regularly in the top 20.
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