Tekla name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: Scandinavian, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Faroese, Old Norse, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: t(e)-kla
Meaning: God and Glory
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What does Tekla mean?

Used in Finnish, Faroese, Norwegian, Greenlandic, Polish, Danish, Scandinavian, Old Norse, Swedish, Icelandic, Hungarian and Russian persistent and anomalous, Tekla is used as a baby girl name has its roots in Old Greek, Tekla means "God or Glory".

Tekla is variant form of biblical and illustrous Thekla. Thekla is variant of prevailing and biblical Theodora. Thekla is diminutive of Θεοκλεια, a Femlfrm of Θεοκλῆς. Thekla means God and Glory is originated from Old Greek.

How do I pronounce Tekla?

t(e)-kla is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Tekla. It can also be pronounced as tek-la.

Variants of Tekla

Theokleia, Thekla, Theodora, Dasia, Theodosia, Theodoros, Theodorus

How popular is the name Tekla?

Tekla is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 63 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 433 people have been named Tekla in United States.

It had a short run of 4 years on France girl names chart. But Tekla is a popular baby name in Tanzania where every 1 in 6000 have the name. As per our evaluation, over 20000 people has been named Tekla globally.

YearRankBirths
2022135276
2021102299
2020150495
2019124157
2017158765
2009124238
2005145006
2000150315
1999144095
1989108456
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Tekla in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands0594136
Finland0001478

Here's what numbers has to say about Tekla

You need to be in charge of your emotions otherwise, your emotions will control your mind and life in general, you believe. To have no 6 as your soul urge number means you are focused on inner healing. Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. Nothing can change your mind about something if you truly believe you are the one that's right. You are a good friend and know how to keep secrets.

Other names liked by would be moms that are similar to Tekla

  •  Eulalie - Of Old Greek origin, Famed and Ceaseless Eulalie means "Eloquent or To Talk Well" and is used for girls is prevalently used in Swedish, Danish and French
  •  Margueritta - Unwonted Old Greek Margueritta bestowed upon baby girls, meaning of Margueritta is "The Pearl". Margueritta is resultant of Marguerite.
  •  Nicholaus - Nicholaus's meaning is Victory of the People or People's Victory is especially used in Old SwedishDanish and Swedish which of Old Greek origin is used for boys
  •  Jorgelina means Variant of Georgina or She who Works Well In the Countryside has its origin in Old Greek is a baby girl name is used mostly in English
  •  Ireneo - Curious boy name Ireneo is used in Italian, meaning of Ireneo is "Peace" is rooted from Old Greek

Middle names for Tekla

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Famous people named Tekla

  • Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Polish composer
  • Tekla Vassie acted in video Metalheads: The Good, the Bad, and the Evil

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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