Mechthild

Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include:

People
  • Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman
  • Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany)
  • Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic
  • Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel
  • Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic
  • Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg)
  • Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey
  • Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg
  • Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs)
  • Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen
  • Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician
  • Mechthild Großmann (born 1948), German actress and dancer
  • Mechthild of Hesse (1490–1558) countess of Tecklenburg-Schwerin
  • Mechthild Rawert (born 1957), German politician

See also


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