Thekla (, Thékla, ) is a Greek feminine given name made famous by Saint Thecla, a 1st-century Christian martyr. In English, it is more commonly romanized as Thecla. In modern Russian language it is known as Fekla and considered to be an obsolete name following the Great October Revolution. Thekla may also refer to: People Thekla, wife of Michael II (died ), first Empress-consort of Michael II of the Byzantine Empire Thekla, daughter of Theophilos ( – after 867), daughter of Emperor Theophilos of the Byzantine Empire, Augusta Mother Thekla (1918–2011), nun, academic and collaborator of the English musician and composer John Tavener Thekla Beere (1902–1991), Irish civil servant Thekla M. Bernays (1856–1931), American author, journalist, artist, art collector, speaker, and suffragette Thekla Brun-Lie (born 1992), Norwegian biathlete Thekla Kaischauri (born 1993), Austrian professional wrestler known mononymously as Thekla Thekla Knös (1817–1880), Swedish poet Thekla Krause (born 1969), German footballer Thekla Resvoll (1871–1948), Norwegian botanist and educator Thekla Reuten (born 1975), Dutch actress Thekla Schild (1890–1991), German architect Thekla Carola Wied (born 1944), German actress Other The Thekla (Old Profanity Showboat), originally a cargo ship, now a music venue in Bristol, England Thekla, suburb in Leipzig, site of a subcamp of Buchenwald Thekla lark, species of lark Thekla, Inc., a game development company created by Jonathan Blow "Thekla: Eine Geisterstimme" poem by Schiller, set to music by (among others) Schubert one of the 55 cities described in the novel Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino See also Thecla (disambiguation) Thelma (disambiguation) Tekla (given name) Tecla Tekla, software company Takla (disambiguation) Scandinavian feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Swedish feminine given names German feminine given names