Meaning of Thecla

and the Origins of this baby name

Meaning

The name Thecla has the following meaning:

The first virgin martyr, albeit being a less appealing name. Also refers to "Fame of God".

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

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As a baby girl name, Thecla is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Thecla for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Thekla, of which the name Thecla is a variant.

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Origins

The name Thecla is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Thekla.

See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Thekla.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Thecla and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Thecla: Boys - Ammon, Girls - Chloe, Della, Elma, Eura, Iola, Reta, Retta, Sibyl, Ximena, Both genders - Angel

Variants

The name Thecla is a variant of Thekla. Other popular variants of the name Thekla are: Tecla, Tekla, Tekli, Telca, Telka, Thecla

Style

We think the name Thecla should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Thecla to be: Intelligent and independent

In one word, you might describe Thecla as a(n) "independent" person.

See other "independent" names for girls.

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