Thecla
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Thecla
- /θɛklə/
- /θiːklə/
Where it comes from
From Late Latin Thecla, from Koine Greek Θέκλα (Thékla), chiefly for St Thecla, an apocryphal early Christian martyr whose name might derive from hellenicization of a local Luwic name or from some contraction of θεο- (theo-, “God, God's, godly”) + -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”).
proper noun Theckla · Thekla
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. 1990, Karen Armstrong, 8: Karen Armstrong: The Acts of Paul and Thecla, Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: A Reader, page 83, One of the first of the virgin saints to act as an important role model for women was Thecla, the legendary disciple of St Paul.
Translations
Talk about this word "Thecla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thecla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Thecla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thecla "Thecla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thecla.Cite this
@misc{thecla_2026,
title = {Thecla},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thecla},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
