Takla (name) explained

Takla (and its variants Thecla and Tekle) is a name which is used as a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Laila Takla, Coptic Egyptian politician, author, and promoter of Muslim-Christian relations
• Philippe Takla (1915–2006), Lebanese lawyer, diplomat, politician and minister
• Saleem Takla (1849–1892), co-founder of Al-Ahram with his brother Beshara Takla

Given name

First name

• Thecla, Takla, or Tekla, saint of the early Christian Church
• Takla Chamoun (born 1966), Lebanese actress
• Tekle Haymanot, Ethiopian saint depicted with 6 wings
• Takla Maryam, former Emperor of Ethiopia

Middle name

• Abuna Takla Haymanot (died 1988), third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
• Mara Takla Haymanot, former Emperor of Ethiopia

See also

• Murad Takla, someone who writes Bengali words using the Latin script in a bizarre or unorthodox fashion