Mechthild
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Matilda and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter".
Variants include Mechthilde, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde or Mechtildis.
Mononym
- Mechtildis of Edelstetten (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten, saint
- Mechthild of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg (d. 1192), countess of Holstein
- {{ill|Mechthild of Giessen|de|Mechthild von Giessen}} (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen
- {{ill|Mechthild I of Wohldenberg|de|Mechthild I. von Wohldenberg}} (d. 1223), German abbess
- {{ill|Mechthild of Andechs|de|Mechthild von Andechs}} (d. 1254), German abbess, beatified
- {{ill|Mechthild of Baden|de|Mechthild von Baden}} (d. 1258), countess of Württemberg
- {{ill|Mechthild of Bienburg|de|Mechthild von Bienburg}} (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey
- {{ill|Mechtild of Wunnenberg|de|Mechtild von Wunnenberg}} (d. 1268), German abbess
- Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282), medieval German mystic
- Mechthild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel
- Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn
- Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), Cistercian and Christian mystic, saint
- {{ill|Mechthild of Cleves|de|Mechthild von Kleve}} (d. 1309), duchess of Cleves
- {{ill|Mechthild II of Wohldenberg|de|Mechthild II. von Wohldenberg}} (d. 1316), German abbess
- Mechtild of Nassau (d. 1323), duchess of Bavaria
- {{ill|Mechtildis of Bongard|de|Mechtildis von Bongard}} (fl. 1352–1356), German abbess
- Mechtild of Guelders (d. 1384), duchess of Guelders
- {{ill|Mechthild II of Anhalt|de|Mechthild II. von Anhalt}} (1392–1463), German abbess
- Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron
- {{ill|Mechthild of Hesse (1473–1505)|de|Mechthild von Hessen (1473–1505)}}, duchess of Cleves
- {{ill|Mechthild of Hesse (1490–1558)|de|Mechthild von Hessen (1490–1558)}}, countess of Tecklenburg-Schwerin
- Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman
- Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament (1614–1698), French nun
First name
= Mechthild =
- {{ill|Mechthild Albert|de}} (d. 1956), German romanist
- Mechthild Bach (b. 1963), German soprano
- {{ill|Mechthild Bach (physician)|de|Mechthild Bach (Medizinerin)}} (1949–2011), German internist
- {{ill|Mechthild Curtius|de}} (d. 1939), German writer
- {{ill|Mechthild Dehn|de}} (d. 1941), German pedagogue
- {{ill|Mechthild Flury-Lemberg|de}} (d. 1929), Swiss textile restorer
- Mechthild Georg, German operatic mezzo-soprano
- {{ill|Mechthild Großmann|de}} (born 1948), German actress and dancer
- Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician
- {{ill|Mechthild Leutner|de}} (d. 1948), German sinologist
- {{ill|Mechthild Motsch von Freydorf|de}} (1906–1997), German painter
- {{ill|Mechthild Podzeit-Lütjen|de}} (d. 1955), Austrian writer
- Mechthild Rawert (born 1957), German politician
- {{ill|Mechthild Ross-Luttmann|de}} (d. 1958), German politician
- {{ill|Mechthild Sarrazin|de}} (1920–2014), German sculptor and painter
- {{ill|Mechthild Roswitha Scheurl von Defersdorf|de}} (d. 1952), German linguist
- {{ill|Mechthild Thürmer|de}} (d. 1958), German nun
- {{ill|Mechthild Wiswe|de}} (1938–2017), German historian and folklorist
- Mechthildis of Austria (1891–1966), Habsburg princess
=Mechthilde=
- Mechthilde Wittmann (b. 1967), German lawyer and politician
=Mechthildis=
- Mechthildis Thein (1888–1959), German stage and film actress
=Mechtild=
- {{ill|Mechtild Böger|de}} (d. 1960), German visual artist
- Mechtild Borrmann (b. 1960), German writer
- {{ill|Mechtild Erpenbeck|de}} (d. 1955), German psychologist
- {{ill|Mechtild Frisch|de}} (d. 1943), German painter
- {{ill|Mechtild Hagemann|de}} (d. 1961), German badminton player
- {{ill|Mechtild Jansen|de}} (d. 1952), German social scientist
- {{ill|Mechtild Oechsle|de}} (1951–2018), German sociologist
- Mechtild Rössler (b. 1959), German feminist geographer
- Mechtild Rothe (b. 1947), German politician
- {{ill|Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti|de}}, German translator
- {{ill|Mechtild Schröder|de}} (1932–2010), German physician
- Mechtild Widrich, Austrian art historian
=Mechtilde=
- Mechtilde Lichnowsky (1879–1958), German author
=Mechtildis=
- {{ill|Mechtildis Sinsteden|de}} (1782–1881), German philanthropist