Matilda
noun /məˈtɪldə/
/məˈtɪldə/
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, old use) a pack of things tied or wrapped together and carried by a bushman
- (also Mathilda)(short forms Tilda, Tilly)a first name for girls
- (1102-67) the queen of England for a short time in 1135. She was replaced by King Stephen. Her father was Henry I and her son became Henry II in 1154.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the given name Matilda.