The name Hekla is a girl's name meaning "cloak".

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This geographical name is in the <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names/iceland">Icelandic Top 20</a>, inspired by a volcano in southern Iceland. The volcano was named after the Icelandic word for a hooded cloak, since the summit is often covered by clouds.
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Hekla is still an active volcano, most recently erupting in 2000. In the Middle Ages it was referred to as the "Gateway to Hell"— the birds circling the volcano post-eruption were thought to be souls of the damned. 

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