Gender: Female Meaning of Tekla: "fame of God" Origin of Tekla: Greek

Tekla Origin and Meaning

Variation of Thekla

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Bobcat108 Says:


This was my maternal grandmother's birth name! : )

SimoneKadele Says:


This is my name. I am named after my great-great-aunt who lived to be 101. She came from Sweden. I do not live in a Scandinavian country, so I've never met anyone with my name. I told that to a Swedish immigrant, and her reaction was, "oh, that is a very old name." But I get a lot of compliments and it isn't hard for most people to pronounce. It is the Swedish form of Thecla, a saint's name. That came from Greek Theokleia, and it means "God's glory".