Takla (name)

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

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