Lancashire had the highest population of Matilda families in 1891.

Matilda name meaning australia. The Matilda in the Australian song Waltzing Matilda refers not to a person but to the knapsacks that swing or waltz on the backs of itinerant laborers as they walk along. From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning strength in battle this one packs a punch maybe literally. Australian slang term meaning a swag ie a pack of personal belongings.

Shes great in bed even outside the bed. Meaning History. Matilda - the childrens movie starring Danny De Vito.

In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Matilda is. A reasonably familiar name in Australia. The most Matilda families were found in the UK in 1891.

Matilda is an old Teutonic female name meaning mighty battle maid. Highly popular in England and Australia Matilda has a choice of great nicknames. This was about 26 of all the recorded Matildas in the UK.

Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. Baby girl name meaning and popularity. Matilda sometimes spelled Mathilda is a female name meaning mighty in battle Matilda was the wife of William the Conqueror.

Matilda was the wife of William the Conqueror. Thus waltzing matilda literally means walking across the outback. Matilda is the title of a classic childrens book by Roald Dahl which has been adapted in to a film and a musical.