English Explanatory Dictionary

Thecla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

Pronunciation

/θɛklə/ /θiːklə/

Word forms

Thecla Theckla Thekla

Etymology

From the name of an apocryphal early Christian martyr, Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía), (from θεός (theós, “god”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”)).

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