Tekla is a
Latvian,
Polish
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* Polish chicken
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Georgian,
Ukrainian, and
Scandinavian feminine
given name
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Notable people named Tekla
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Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, also known as Tekla Bądarzewska (Polish pronunciation: ; 1829/1834 – 29 September 1861) was a Polish composer and pianist. She composed mainly for the piano and is internationally known for her composition '' A ...
(1829/1834 to 1861), Polish composer
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Tekla Chemabwai (born 1950), Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner
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Tekla Griebel-Wandall (1866–1940), Danish composer and music educator
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Tekla Nordström (1856–1937), Swedish xylographer
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Tekla Róża Radziwiłł (1703–1747), Polish–Lithuanian noblewoman
See also
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Thekla
Thekla (, ''Thékla'', ) is a Greek feminine given name made famous by Saint Thecla, a 1st-century Christian martyr. In English, it is more commonly romanized as Thecla.
In modern Russian language it is known as Fekla/ Fyokla and considered to be ...
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Tecla Tecla is a female given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Tecla Insolia (born 2004), Italian actress and singer
* Tecla Marinescu (born 1960), Romanian sprint canoer
* Tecla Namachanja Wanjala (born 1962), Kenyan peace activist
* Tecl ...
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