Tekla - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Tekla \t(e)-kla, tek-la\ is a variant of Tecla (Greek), and the meaning of Tekla is "God's glory".

The baby name Tekla sounds like Thekla and Tekli. Other similar baby names are Teela and Tesla.

Tekla is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tekla. Compare Tekla with related baby names.