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Matilda is a girl's name of German / English origin meaning “Mighty in battle”. It sits in the vintage era with an academic energy, and we describe it as “the name of someone who reads three books a week and ALSO leads a revolution”. If you love the sound of Matilda but want a few alternatives, here are 32 names like Matilda: names that share its roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning, each with the reason it made the list.

32 names

Same roots · Names that share Matilda’s Germanic or Anglo-Saxon roots.

Audrey
Old English
Noble strength
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Elsie
English / Scottish
Pledged to God
GirlHistorical
Jocelyn
French / English
Of the Gauts, a Germanic tribe
GirlVirtueHistorical
Liesel
German / American
Pledged to God
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Lottie
German / English
Free man
GirlHistorical
Maud
Germanic / English
Mighty in battle
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Della
Germanic / English
Noble
GirlLiterary
Eloise
Old French / German
Healthy, wide
GirlLiteraryHistorical

Same era, same energy · Names with Matilda’s vintage feel and academic energy, whatever their roots.

Harriet
French / English
Home ruler
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Madeleine
French / English
Of Magdala
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Ada
Germanic
Noble
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Cordelia
Celtic / Latin
Daughter of the sea
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Hermione
Greek / English
Messenger
GirlLiteraryMythological
Lavinia
Latin / English
Woman of Rome
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Lydia
Greek / Latin
From Lydia
GirlHistoricalBiblical
Cosima
Greek / Italian / English
Order, beauty
GirlMythologicalHistorical

Sounds similar · Names that start or end the way Matilda does.

Margaret
Greek / English
Pearl
GirlHistoricalBotanical
Mabel
Latin / English
Lovable
GirlHistorical
Mae
English / American
Pearl
GirlBotanical
Maisie
Scottish
Pearl
GirlVirtue
Marigold
Old English
A flower of the sun
GirlBotanicalNature
Marlena
Germanic / Latin / American
Star of the sea
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Maryam
Arabic / Hebrew
Beloved, bitter, sea-of-sorrow
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Mercedes
Spanish
Mercies
GirlVirtueHistorical

If you like the meaning · Names whose meaning sits close to Matilda’s “Mighty in battle”.

Tilda
Germanic / American (from Matilda)
Mighty in battle
GirlHistorical
Adeline
Old French / German
Noble kind
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Carmen
Spanish / Latin
Song, garden
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Esme
Old French
Loved, esteemed
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Francesca
Italian
Free one
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Greta
German / Greek
Pearl
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Hester
Hebrew / English
Star
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Hilda
Germanic / Norse
Battle, war
GirlHistoricalVirtue

Quick questions

What names are similar to Matilda?
Names similar to Matilda include Audrey, Elsie, Jocelyn, Liesel, Lottie, Maud. Each shares Matilda’s roots, its era and energy, its sound or its meaning.

What is a good alternative to Matilda?
If you want something close to Matilda but a little different, try Harriet, Madeleine, Ada. Each shares part of what makes Matilda work, from its feel to its sound or meaning.

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