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Matilda is steadily climbing up in popularity in England... it was off the top 100 chart when I was pregnant 4 years ago... The next year it was on number 83 and it's up to 60-something now. Watch out for it getting popular in the US too, now with Heath Ledger's death (more mention of his little girl, called Matilda.)

Matilda is a classic Aussie name, it's never been number 1 of the the top 100 or anything, but its always around. It works for both a little girl (Tilly is the cutest nickname) and a sophisticated woman.

Personal experiences with the name Matilda

Having breakfast in a fashionable cafe in London this morning, I overheard a mother calling after her toddler, "Matilda! Matilda! Tillie!" Do I smell a trend?

My sister is called Matilda and it suits her really well. I think it is a very bright, friendly and happy name.

My name is Matilda and I love it :D I have never been teased and would say it is the perfect name to call your child.

We all thought my sister was nuts when she named her first child, Matilda Elaine. Such an old sounding name for a tiny, gorgeous baby! Mattie is in college now and has really grown into her name. She's an old soul!

I like Mattie for a nickname, but I don't like Tillie or Tildy.

My baby cousin is named Matilda. We call her Tillie :)

I always thought of Matilda as an old maid aunt's name.

My daughter's name is Matilda Hope. I love it :). I make sure nobody ever calls her Mattie, Tillie, or Tildy though. The only thing I was worried about when we named her was the relation to the book by Rohald Dahl, but so far that hasn't been a problem. And I don't think Matilda sounds like an old woman's name at all to be completely honest. Matilda has twin brothers, Jason and Harry, a sister named Prudence, and Cynthia :)

My name is Alyssa but my aunt always called me Matilda :).

My best friend is Matilda, her family nickname is Tilda but her friends call her Tilly or Matti :D

Nicknames for Matilda

Tilda, Tilder, Tillie, Tilly, Mattie, Milly, Millie, Milla, Tia, Tildy, Mimi, Mally, Molly, Tilsie, Tess, Tilla, Maddie, Matt, Matey
Zelda

Meanings and history of the name Matilda

The meaning of the name Matilda is strength in battle.
/"I'm a Zelda" Impossible to trap because the chairs around you shiver and move as you will. A girl lost in battles for where walks of a female carry her. MATILDA declares I AM one, so the name means "a girl who knows she's an Elf."

Famous real-life people named Matilda

Matilda Joslyn Gage, 19th century American feminist
Mathilda Gelhaar, Swedish opera singer
Matilda Coxe Stevenson, American ethnologist and author
Empress Matilda, the first female ruler of England (she ruled for a few months during The Anarchy)
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Tilda Swinton, actress (full name Katherine Matilda)
Matilda Ramsay, British actress, television presenter and television chef

Matilda in song, story & screen

Matilda, title character of the children's book "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, published 1988.
"Waltzing Matilda" is an Australian folk song written by Banjo Paterson in 1895.
"Matilda", song by Harry Belafonte, also done by the Grateful Dead
Matilda "Maddie" Warden, one-half of fraternal twins, in the "Superjail!" fanfic "Extended Stay."
"Matilda" (2012) is a song by the band Alt-J, and is inspired by the film 'Leon: The Professional'. The song is also covered by the band Paramore
Matilda Magillicuddy in the internet comic blog The Greasers of Hazzick Flats. http://www.thegreasersofhazzickflats.blogspot.com She's never seen in the comic strip, but whenever a scandalous article appears in The Hazzick Flats Gazette, it's credited by Matilda Magillicuddy, Staff Writer.