Tekla

== Faroese == === Proper noun === Tekla f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Tekla: Tekluson daughter of Tekla: Tekludóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteklɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞klɑ̝] Rhymes: -eklɑ Syllabification(key): Tek‧la Hyphenation(key): Tek‧la === Proper noun === Tekla a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Tekla is the 983rd (tied with 2 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 174 female individuals (and as a middle name to 83 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === kelat, kelta, lekat, letka == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1762. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía). === Proper noun === Tekla f a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Thecla === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Tekla was the only given name of 1059 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.kla/ Rhymes: -ɛkla Syllabification: Te‧kla === Proper noun === Tekla f a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Tekla in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tekla c (genitive Teklas) a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla === Anagrams === elakt, kelat