Thecla

Greek

Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was Greek goddess of light and mother of the sun, moon and dawn.

Greek Latin

God given. Feminine of Theodore.

Greek Russian

Supreme gift. God's gift.

Greek

Renowned fame.

English Greek

This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel 'Thelma' (1887). It may be based on the Greek word for will. Nursing.

Greek

Righteousness.