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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. TEH-tha(Medieval Cornish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Cornish form of Tedda. This name was borne by a 5th-century virgin and saint in Wales and Cornwall. Early Latin records, however, mention the saint by the name Tecla (itself a form of the name Thecla borne by the first female martyr in Christianity) and consider her a companion of Breaca, while in Cornish sources, she was listed among the daughters of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog in Wales. She is sometimes conflated with Saint Tegla.
Added 4/12/2019 by cassilda in carcosa
Edited 11/24/2020 by Frollein Gladys, Felie and cassilda in carcosa