Matilda

{{wiktionary|Mathilda|Matilda|matilda}} '''Matilda''' or '''Mathilda''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}

==Animals== * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * ''Mathilda'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Mathildidae * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The British Bulldogs

==Arts and entertainment== ===Fictional characters=== * Matelda, also spelled Matilda, a character from Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' * Matilda, a comic strip character from ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' * Matilda, a house robot in ''Robot Wars'' * Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series ''Chrononauts: Futureshock'' * Matilda Wormwood, title character of Roald Dahl's novel ''Matilda'' * One of the main characters from the Finnish game series ''Angry Birds''

===Film=== * ''Matilda'' (1978 film), an American comedy * ''Matilda'' (1996 film), based on Roald Dahl's novel * ''Matilda'' (2017 film), а Russian historical romantic drama * ''Matilda the Musical'' (film) a Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

===Literature=== * ''Matilda'' (Normanby novel), an 1825 novel by Lord Normanby * ''Matilda'' (novel), a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl * ''Mathilda'' (novella), a novella by Mary Shelley

===Music=== * "Waltzing Matilda", a song often described as Australia's “unofficial national anthem” * ''Matilda'' (album), by Stateless, 2011 * "Matilda" (calypso song), composed by Norman Span (King Radio), which in 1953 became known from the version by Harry Belafonte * "Matilda" (Alt-J song), 2012 * "Matilda" (Harry Styles song), 2022

===Other uses in arts and entertainment=== * ''Matilda the Musical'', a 2010 stage musical based on Roald Dahl's novel * Matilda Awards, Australian performance awards

== People == * Matilda (name) (also Mathilda and Mathilde), a female given name * Empress Matilda (1102–1167), claimant to the English throne * Matilda, Countess of Angus (fl. 13th century), Scottish noblewoman * Matilda, Countess of Rethel (1091–1151), French noblewoman * Matilda of Amboise ({{circa|1200}} – 1256), French noblewoman * Matilda of Andechs (died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria * Matilda of Anjou ({{circa|1106}} – 1154), Duchess of Normandy * Matilda of Bavaria (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Béthune (died 1264), countess of Flanders * Matilda of Boulogne (disambiguation), several people * Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1276–1318), a German noblewoman * Matilda of Carinthia (died 1160 or 1161), daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia * Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156–1189), daughter of Henry II * Matilda of Flanders ({{circa|1031}}–1083), wife of William the Conqueror * Matilda of France (943–981/982), member of the Carolingian dynasty * Matilda of Franconia ({{circa|1027}} – 1034), daughter of Emperor Conrad II * Matilda of Frisia (died 1044), wife of Henry I, King of the Franks * Matilda of Ringelheim ({{circa |894}}–968), or Saint Matilda, a Saxon noblewoman * Matilda of Scotland ({{circa|1080}}–1118), wife of Henry I * Matilda of Tuscany (1046–1115), Margravine of Tuscany * Matilda of Požega ({{circa|1210}} – after 1255), daughter of Margaret de Courtenay, wife of John Angelos of Syrmia * Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813–1862), grand duchess of Hesse

== Military == {{anchor|Military}} * Matilda I (tank), a British infantry tank 1938–1940 * Matilda II, a British infantry tank 1939–1955 * {{HMS|Matilda}}, the name of two Royal Navy ships

==Other uses== * Matilda, a colloquial term for a swag (bedroll) carried by a swagman in the Australian bush * Australia women's national soccer team, nicknamed Matildas * Matilda (mascot), the mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Australia * ''Matilda'' (ship), the name of several ships * Matilda Cruises, an Australia ferry and cruise service * MATILDA, a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot * Matilda effect, a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists, whose work is consequently attributed to their male colleagues * Matilda International Hospital, in Hong Kong

== See also == {{srt}} *{{lookfrom|Mathilda}} *{{intitle|Mathilda}} * Mathilde (disambiguation) ** Matilde