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Tekela
How to Pronounce Tekela
Pronounced tuh-KEL-uh /təˈkɛlə/Low
Meaning: Tekela is a spelling of Tekla, the Slavic and Scandinavian form of Thecla, from the Greek Theokleia. It combines theos, 'god,' with kleos, 'glory,' giving 'glory of God.' Saint Thecla was an early follower of the apostle Paul and one of the most venerated female saints of the early church.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tekela is a variant of Tekla, the eastern European and Scandinavian form of the Greek Thecla. The root Theokleia joins theos, 'god,' and kleos, 'glory,' for 'glory of God,' and the name honors Saint Thecla, a celebrated early Christian who followed the apostle Paul.
Tekela was never common in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its early-1980s peak and to roughly a hundred girls in all. A woman named Tekela then is in her early forties today; the spelling is an American touch on an ancient saint's name.
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What does the name Tekela mean?
It is a form of Tekla or Thecla, from the Greek Theokleia, joining theos ('god') and kleos ('glory'): 'glory of God.'
How do you pronounce Tekela?
It is said tuh-KEL-uh /təˈkɛlə/ - three syllables, with the stress in the middle.
Is Tekela a boy or girl name?
Tekela is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tekela?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.