Along with William is German names in the US Top 500 include Charles Conrad Henry Leo and Max.
Matilda name meaning and history. Matilda f English Swedish Finnish Slovak Slovene From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning strength in battle from the elements maht might strength and hild battle. The top girl name in the US today is Emma a German name. It is 177 kilometres 110 mi northwest of LongreachThe main industries of the area are sheep and cattle raising.
In the Australian bush a mans swag was regarded as a sleeping partner hence his Matilda. The town was named in 1876 by postmaster Robert Allen after his place of birth Winton Dorset. It does have a history as a name going back to the eighteenth century when it was also used for boys.
This may have informed the use of Matilda as a slang term to mean a de facto wife who accompanied a wanderer. Winton was the first home of the airline Qantas. Cumbria is an upland coastal and rural area with a history of invasions migration and settlement as well as battles and skirmishes between the English and the Scots.
According to the account by the Continuator of Wace and others in his youth Brictric. Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. There were then 30 villagers 8 smallholders and 14 slaves in Bideford.
The history of Cumbria as a county of England begins with the Local Government Act 1972Its territory and constituent parts however have a long history under various other administrative and historic units of governance. Along with Emma German names in the US Top 500 for girls include Angela Ameiia Alice Adele Amelia Ella Edith Millie and Matilda. Winton is a town and locality in the Shire of Winton in Central West Queensland Australia.
For boys the top German name in the US is William. But its recent attention comes from Lavender Brown a witch character in the Harry Potter saga--though Lavender had also been previously featured as a best friend character in Roald Dahls Matilda.