Thekla (, ''Thékla'', ) is a Greek feminine given name made famous by

Saint Thecla Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient New Testament apocrypha, apocryphal ''Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ' ...

, a 1st-century Christian martyr. In English, it is more commonly romanized as

Thecla Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal '' Acts of Paul and Thecla''. Church tradition The ''Acts of Paul and Thecla ...

. In modern Russian language it is known as Fekla/ Fyokla and considered to be an archaic name. Thekla may also refer to:

People

* Thekla, wife of Michael II (died ), first Empress-consort of Michael II of the Byzantine Empire * Thekla, daughter of Theophilos ( – after 867), daughter of Emperor Theophilos of the Byzantine Empire, ''Augusta'' * Mother Thekla (1918–2011), nun, academic and collaborator of the English musician and composer John Tavener *

Thekla Beere Thekla Beere (1902 – 19 February 1991) was an Irish civil servant who chaired the Ireland's Commission on the Status of Women in 1970 and was secretary of the Department of Transport and Power. She was the first woman to lead a government ...

(1902–1991), Irish civil servant *

Thekla M. Bernays Thekla M. Bernays (1856 – January 30, 1931) was an American author, journalist, artist, art collector, speaker, and women's suffrage, suffragette. Early life and family Bernays was born in Highland, Illinois, in 1856, the second child of Dr. ...

(1856–1931), American author, journalist, artist, art collector, speaker, and suffragette * Thekla Brun-Lie (born 1992), Norwegian biathlete * Thekla Kaischauri (born 1993), Austrian professional wrestler known mononymously as Thekla * Thekla Knös (1817–1880), Swedish poet * Thekla Krause (born 1969), German footballer * Thekla Resvoll (1871–1948), Norwegian botanist and educator *

Thekla Reuten Thekla Simona Gelsomina Reuten (born 16 September 1975) is a Dutch actress. Life and career Reuten was born in Bussum, Netherlands, the daughter of a Dutch father, Joost Reuten, and an Italian mother, who was born in Benabbio near Bagni di Lucc ...

(born 1975), Dutch actress *

Thekla Schild Thekla Schild (1890–1991) was a German architect. In 1913 she became the second woman in Germany to earn a degree in architecture. Early life and education Schild was born in Karlsruhe and spent much of her youth in the Black Forest, where her ...

(1890–1991), German architect * Thekla Carola Wied (born 1944), German actress

Other

The Thekla ''Thekla'' is a former cargo ship moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol's Floating Harbour, England. The ship was built in Germany in 1958 and worked in the coastal trades. In 1982 the ship was bought by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall, the wife ...

(Old Profanity Showboat), originally a cargo ship, now a music venue in Bristol, England * Thekla, suburb in Leipzig, site of a subcamp of Buchenwald * Thekla lark, species of lark * Thekla, Inc., a game development company created by

Jonathan Blow Jonathan Blow (born 1971) is an American video game designer and programmer. He is best known for his work on the independent video games ''Braid'' (2008) and '' The Witness'' (2016). Blow became interested in game programming while at middle ...

* " Thekla: Eine Geisterstimme" poem by Schiller, set to music by (among others) Schubert * one of the 55 cities described in the novel '' Invisible Cities'' by Italo Calvino

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