I had a (much beloved) great-aunt Tillie, and I think her "real" name may have been Tetaklia. I recall being told her actual name, and remember it being longer than Tekla, which is the only version of this name I've seen. In the census records, even as a small child, she was listed as Tillie. I know this doesn't really answer your question, but I just wanted to support your theory that a longer and different version of Tekla exists. Brian On Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 10:48AM, "Tom Malek" <tmalek@alumni.ksg.harvard.edu> wrote: >Have only known this person (through records) to have the given name as >either Tekla or Tillie. > >Today I came across the husband's WWI Draft Registration card and he >spelled her name "Tetaklia". > >Has anyone else seen this given name before. I assume (at my peril) that >it must be a form of Tekla. Would appreciate comments. > >Tom Malek >********************************* >Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com >---------------------------------- >Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. >---------------------------------- >Browse the list's archives here: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots >Search the list's archives here: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >