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Tela name meaning
Last Name
280
in the U.S.
in 2010
280
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Tela mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Tela
User Submitted Origins
African
45%
English
27%
Scandinavian
14%
Hebrew
5%
American Samoa
5%
Spanish
5%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Trinidad and Tobago says the name Tela is of Spanish origin and means "Gift from god".
- A submission from Kenya says the name Tela means "Head of family. Medicine man. Also Itela - Chief, in Teso" and is of African origin.
International Interest
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Wiktionary
Borrowed from Latin tēla (“web”).
- (anatomy) a thin, weblike structure or membrane
tela was also found in the following language(s): Annobonese, Catalan, Finnish, Hausa, Italian, Latin, Pali, Portuguese, Romansch, Slovak, Spanish, and Veps
Notable Persons Named Tela
Notable Persons Named Tela
Tela O'Donnell
Tela was born on July 16th, 1982 in Homer, Alaska.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Tela
Notable Persons With the Last Name Tela
Takura Tela
He was most active from 2010 to present. Takura was born on February 26th, 1991 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Takura is also known as Taku and Takura Tela.
Baba Tela
Robert Tela
Robert was born in Papua New Guinea.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Tela | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 38.93% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 17.86% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 26.79% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 5.36% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 11.07% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Tela
People with the last name Tela are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino