Takla (name)
Takla 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, Lebanese lawyer, diplomat, politician and minister
- Saleem Takla, 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, Lebanese actress
- Tekle Haymanot, Ethiopian saint depicted with 6 wings
- Takla Maryam, former Emperor of Ethiopia
Middle name
- Abuna Takla Haymanot, third Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
- Mara Takla Haymanot, former Emperor of Ethiopia