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Globally, Tecla (Tecla , Текла , テクラ) is a common feminine forename. The forename Tecla is habitual in Guam, where it is quite a common female name, Equatorial Guinea, and Tanzania, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Tanzania, Italy, and Mexico. Much less frequently, Tecla is the last name as well as the forename.
Tecla is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tecla , character in The Betrothed.