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Mechthild Mechthild — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEK-tilt /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Germanic
Meaning
"Mighty in battle (German mystic of Magdeburg)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)
The meaning

A name that means "mighty in battle (german mystic of magdeburg)".

Mechthild is the German form of Matilda — Old German maht (might) and hild (battle), "mighty in battle." Mechthild of Magdeburg (c. 1207-1282) was the German Beguine mystic whose Flowing Light of the Godhead is one of the masterpieces of medieval Christian mysticism.

Mechthild of Hackeborn (1240-1298) was her younger Cistercian counterpart.

The Beguine mystic of Magdeburg.
Popularity

Where Mechthild stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Mechthild · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —
Namesakes

Mechthilds before her.

Real people
Mechthild of Magdeburg
German Beguine mystic.
c. 1207 – 1282
In fiction
Mechthild
Common in medieval fiction.
Related

Names connected to Mechthild.

Variants & spellings
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Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
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Numerology

The number behind Mechthild.

6

The Nurturer

Mechthild reduces to six — the number of German mystic.

Parents on Mechthild

Why families chose this name.

"Beguine mystic. Nine letters. Mechthild."
Anna · Mother of one · Magdeburg