Talk:Matilda (name)

Dahl
Matilda is a fiction book writen by Roald dahl whom was born 1916. Matilda is a funny childrens book which is good for any ages. Matilda got a adopited by a family which was very horrible the dad Mr.Wormwood was a dishonest car dealer and the mother was bingo player and she was rude. Matilda was very smart she could talk by 1 in a half, and she could read adults book by the age of four.

I will be bringing more information each week or month of matilda wormwood- a fiction characer never forgotton.


 * Or you could just read the Matilda Wormwood article. Astronaut (talk) 19:51, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Meanings and etymologies from other sources
From Old High German magd-hild "noble virgin or maid" http://books.google.com/books?id=ZUEIAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA828&pg=PA828#v=onepage&q&f=false

"a mighty battle-maid; a heroine" http://books.google.com/books?id=wllCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA375#v=onepage&q&f=false

"noble virgin or maid" books.google.com/books?id=R3ICAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA81

"Noble or honorable Lady of Maids" 1674 source books.google.com/books?id=56YbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA105 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.97.171.102 (talk) 02:21, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
 * These are all wrong. 188.172.108.7 (talk) 07:36, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Matilda vs Magdalena
Is "Maddie" correctly listed here? It could plausibly be a short form of Magdalena/Madeleine and related names. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:44, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

European Wikis
How is this a German name, popular in Italy, Spain, and France, and there are no wikipedia articles in those languages for this name? Or are they just not linked?188.172.108.7 (talk) 08:27, 3 September 2021 (UTC)