Tekla

Tekla f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Tekla: Tekluson
• daughter of Tekla: Tekludóttir

• IPA^(key): /ˈteklɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞klɑ]
• Rhymes: -eklɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tek‧la

Tekla

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

• kelat, kelta, lekat, letka

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1762. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).

Tekla f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Thecla

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Tekla was the only given name of 1059 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛk.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɛkla
• Syllabification: Tek‧la

Tekla f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

• Tekla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Tekla in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tekla c (genitive Teklas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

• elakt, kelat