First names dictionary

MAFALDA

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PortugueseandItalian: variant ofMATILDA(SEE Matilda), used especially in Portugal. The name was taken there by a princess from the royal house of Savoy, who in 1146 went to marry thePortugueseking. St Mafalda (1203–52) was a daughter of King Sancho II of Portugal. King Victor Emmanuel III ofItaly, a member of the house of Savoy, gave it to a daughter of his in 1902.

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