Tekla

See also: tekla, and Teklą

Faroese

Proper noun

Tekla f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Tekla: Tekluson
• daughter of Tekla: Tekludóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Tekla
Accusative	Teklu
Dative	Teklu
Genitive	Teklu

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteklɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞klɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eklɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tek‧la

Proper noun

Tekla

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

Declension

Inflection of Tekla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Tekla	Teklat
genitive		Teklan	Teklojen
partitive		Teklaa	Tekloja
illative		Teklaan	Tekloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tekla	Teklat
accusative	nom.	Tekla	Teklat
	gen.	Teklan
genitive		Teklan	Teklojen Teklain rare
partitive		Teklaa	Tekloja
inessive		Teklassa	Tekloissa
elative		Teklasta	Tekloista
illative		Teklaan	Tekloihin
adessive		Teklalla	Tekloilla
ablative		Teklalta	Tekloilta
allative		Teklalle	Tekloille
essive		Teklana	Tekloina
translative		Teklaksi	Tekloiksi
abessive		Teklatta	Tekloitta
instructive		—	Tekloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Tekla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teklani Teklani accusative nom. Teklani Teklani gen. Teklani genitive Teklani Teklojeni Teklaini rare partitive Teklaani Teklojani inessive Teklassani Tekloissani elative Teklastani Tekloistani illative Teklaani Tekloihini adessive Teklallani Tekloillani ablative Teklaltani Tekloiltani allative Teklalleni Tekloilleni essive Teklanani Tekloinani translative Teklakseni Tekloikseni abessive Teklattani Tekloittani instructive — — comitative — Tekloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Teklasi Teklasi accusative nom. Teklasi Teklasi gen. Teklasi genitive Teklasi Teklojesi Teklaisi rare partitive Teklaasi Teklojasi inessive Teklassasi Tekloissasi elative Teklastasi Tekloistasi illative Teklaasi Tekloihisi adessive Teklallasi Tekloillasi ablative Teklaltasi Tekloiltasi allative Teklallesi Tekloillesi essive Teklanasi Tekloinasi translative Teklaksesi Tekloiksesi abessive Teklattasi Tekloittasi instructive — — comitative — Tekloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teklamme Teklamme accusative nom. Teklamme Teklamme gen. Teklamme genitive Teklamme Teklojemme Teklaimme rare partitive Teklaamme Teklojamme inessive Teklassamme Tekloissamme elative Teklastamme Tekloistamme illative Teklaamme Tekloihimme adessive Teklallamme Tekloillamme ablative Teklaltamme Tekloiltamme allative Teklallemme Tekloillemme essive Teklanamme Tekloinamme translative Teklaksemme Tekloiksemme abessive Teklattamme Tekloittamme instructive — — comitative — Tekloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Teklanne Teklanne accusative nom. Teklanne Teklanne gen. Teklanne genitive Teklanne Teklojenne Teklainne rare partitive Teklaanne Teklojanne inessive Teklassanne Tekloissanne elative Teklastanne Tekloistanne illative Teklaanne Tekloihinne adessive Teklallanne Tekloillanne ablative Teklaltanne Tekloiltanne allative Teklallenne Tekloillenne essive Teklananne Tekloinanne translative Teklaksenne Tekloiksenne abessive Teklattanne Tekloittanne instructive — — comitative — Tekloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Teklansa Teklansa accusative nom. Teklansa Teklansa gen. Teklansa genitive Teklansa Teklojensa Teklainsa rare partitive Teklaansa Teklojaan Teklojansa inessive Teklassaan Teklassansa Tekloissaan Tekloissansa elative Teklastaan Teklastansa Tekloistaan Tekloistansa illative Teklaansa Tekloihinsa adessive Teklallaan Teklallansa Tekloillaan Tekloillansa ablative Teklaltaan Teklaltansa Tekloiltaan Tekloiltansa allative Teklalleen Teklallensa Tekloilleen Tekloillensa essive Teklanaan Teklanansa Tekloinaan Tekloinansa translative Teklakseen Teklaksensa Tekloikseen Tekloiksensa abessive Teklattaan Teklattansa Tekloittaan Tekloittansa instructive — — comitative — Tekloineen Tekloinensa

Statistics

• Tekla is the 967^th (tied with 3 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 174 female individuals (and as a middle name to 83 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kelat, kelta, lekat, letka

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1762. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).

Proper noun

Tekla f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Thecla

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Tekla was the only given name of 1059 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.kla/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛkla
• Syllabification: Te‧kla

Proper noun

Tekla f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

Declension

Declension of Tekla

	singular	plural
nominative	Tekla	Tekle
genitive	Tekli	Tekli
dative	Tekli	Teklom
accusative	Teklę	Tekle
instrumental	Teklą	Teklami
locative	Tekli	Teklach
vocative	Teklo	Tekle

Further reading

• Tekla in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Tekla c (genitive Teklas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Thecla

Anagrams

• elakt, kelat