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'''Matilda''' or '''Mathilda''' may refer to:
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==Animals==
* [[Matilda (chicken)]] (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder
* [[Mathilda (gastropod)|''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#Other children|Dennis the Menace and Gnasher]]''
* Matilda, a house robot in ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)#House robots|Robot Wars]]''
* Matilda Quinn, a character in the 2019 comic series [[Chrononauts: Futureshock#Characters|''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)|''Matilda'' (1978 film)]], an American comedy 
* [[Matilda (1996 film)|''Matilda'' (1996 film)]], based on Roald Dahl's novel
* [[Matilda (2017 film)|''Matilda'' (2017 film)]], а Russian historical romantic drama
* [[Matilda the Musical (film)|''Matilda the Musical'' (film)]] a Netflix adaptation of ''Matilda the Musical''

===Literature===
* [[Matilda (Normanby novel)|''Matilda'' (Normanby novel)]], an 1825 novel by Lord Normanby 
* [[Matilda (novel)|''Matilda'' (novel)]], a 1988 children's novel by Roald Dahl
* [[Mathilda (novella)|''Mathilda'' (novella)]], the second long work of fiction of Mary Shelley

===Music===
* "[[Waltzing Matilda]]", a song often described as Australia's “unofficial national anthem”
* [[Matilda (album)|''Matilda'' (album)]], by Stateless, 2011
* [[Matilda (calypso song)|"Matilda" (calypso song)]], composed by Norman Span (King Radio), which in 1953 became known from the version by Harry Belafonte
* [[Matilda (Alt-J song)|"Matilda" (Alt-J song)]], 2012
* [[Matilda (Harry Styles song)|"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]] (c. 1200 ‒ 1256), French noblewoman
* [[Matilda of Andechs]] (died 1245), daughter of Margrave Berthold I of Istria
* [[Matilda of Anjou]] (c. 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]] (c. 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

== Transportation and military ==
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* [[MATILDA]], a remote-controlled surveillance and reconnaissance robot
* [[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
* [[Matilda (ship)|''Matilda'' (ship)]], the name of several 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 Cruises]], an Australia ferry and cruise service
* [[Matilda effect]], a bias against acknowledging the achievements of women scientists whose work is attributed to their male colleagues.
* [[Matilda International Hospital]], in Hong Kong

== See also ==
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* [[Mathilde (disambiguation)]]
** [[Matilde]]

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