Bathilda \b(a)-thil-da, bath(i)-lda\ as a girl's name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Bathilda is "woman warrior". Saint Bathild was a young English girl who became queen of the Franks in the seventh century. She was canonized for opposing the then-flourishing slave trade, and also for founding a convent.

Bathilda has 8 variant forms: Bathild, Bathilde, Batilda, Batilde, Berthilda, Berthilde, Bertilda and Bertilde.