56%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Icelandic Pronounced Pron. HEHH-kla [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of an active Icelandic volcano, derived from Old Norse hekla meaning "cloak". PopularityDetails Last ranked #9 in 2016 Iceland Categories clothing, Icelandic words, landforms, top 10 in Iceland, volcanoes, word names