Gender Feminine
Usage Eastern African, Pokot
Meaning & History
A famous bearer is Tegla Chepkite Loroupe (born 1973) a Kenyan long-distance track and road runner. She is also a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights and education.
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Gender Feminine
Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning & History
Tegla is the titular patron of the church and holy well at Llandegla in Denbighshire. Her name is usually treated as the Welsh form of Thecla.