[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia Digest, Vol 35, Issue 25

[Dr. Frank Stewner]

It's a grec name. Originally Thekla "Ruhm Gottes" =? pride of god. She was 
the first christian lady marthyr in the 1. century.
Deviations are Tecla and Tekla.
Frank Stewner
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> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:24:51 -0700
> From: Rose Ingram <roseingram at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tekla and Charlotte
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> Recently I have been looking at film 729253 (civil) Catholic records in
> Gostynin parish.  On two different birth records for different families 
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> mother's name is shown as Tekla.  Other birth records have the name
> Charlotte.
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> Does anyone know if they are the same name  Polish - German.  The 
> reference
> book I have does not help.
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> Rose Ingram
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