# Thecla

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /θɛklə/

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thecla