Given name · also Egyptian
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ
“glory of God”
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ (thekla) is a feminine given name from Coptic, ultimately from Koine Greek. It is used in Coptic and Old Nubian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ is Thekla written in Coptic script. Thekla is a variant of Tekla. One Greek interpretation is “glory of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ comes from Coptic, and ultimately from Koine Greek.
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ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ’s family of names
In Coptic usage, ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Thecla. In Old Nubian usage, ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Thekla. In Coptic usage, ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ has a related form in ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲉ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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