The first name Mathilde

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About the first name Mathilde

Meaning

The name Mathilde traditionally means “strength in battle”.

Historical origin

The name Mathilde comes from Germanic Mahthildis, formed from maht “strength” and hild “battle”.

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Mathilde belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:ma-tildma.tild

Frequency of the first name Mathilde by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Mathilde by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MathildeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Mathilde in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001785183018751920196520101785–1789 4 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1805–1809 24 baptisms1810–1814 46 baptisms1815–1819 74 baptisms1820–1824 186 baptisms1825–1829 228 baptisms1830–1834 306 baptisms1835–1839 346 baptisms1840–1844 366 baptisms1845–1849 509 baptisms1850–1854 499 baptisms1855–1859 392 baptisms1860–1864 376 baptisms1865–1869 280 baptisms1870–1874 190 baptisms1875–1879 158 baptisms1880–1884 102 baptisms1885–1889 70 baptisms1890–1894 36 baptisms1895–1899 30 baptisms1900–1904 10 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms2000–2004 8 baptisms2005–2009 8 baptisms2010–2014 2 baptisms

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