Elektra is a female given name. Its

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "amber", and thus "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are

Lucy Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Luci ...

and

Svetlana Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

. Variants are Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.

Name days

*Czech: 13 December or 20 March

People with the given name Elektra or Electra

Electra Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centra ...

, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology *

Electra (Pleiad) In Greek mythology, Electra (; 'amber') was one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. She lived on the island of Samothrace. She had two sons, Dardanus and Iasion (or Eetion), by Zeus. Pseudo-Scymnos, ''Circuit de la terre' ...

, one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology *Salina Bartunek, competitor known as Elektra on '' American Gladiators'' *

Donna Adamo Donna Adamo (born November 12, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Elektra. She is best known for her appearances with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion ...

(born 1970), American wrestler known as Elektra * Elektra Apostolou (1912-1944), Greek Resistance member * EIlektra Lebl (born 1999), Greek swimmer

Fictional characters

* Elektra Natchios from

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

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Elektra King Elektra Vavra King is Bond girl, a character in the James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'', played by actress Sophie Marceau. In the film Elektra is the daughter of Scottish oil magnate Sir Robert King and his Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani wife. ...

, character in the 1999 James Bond film ''

The World is Not Enough ''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an ori ...

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Electra Heart ''Electra Heart'' is the second studio album by Welsh singer Marina Diamandis, released under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds. It was released on 27 April 2012 by 679 Artists and Atlantic Records. Diamandis collaborated with producers i ...

, a character created by Welsh recording artist Marina Dimandis which her 2012 album, ''

''had songs that represented the character Electra Heart's life. * Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, in

Tracy Beaker Returns ''Tracy Beaker Returns'' is a British television programme. Based upon the novels by Jacqueline Wilson, it is the sequel series to '' The Story of Tracy Beaker''. The series stars Dani Harmer reprising her role as protagonist Tracy Beaker. T ...

and

The Dumping Ground ''The Dumping Ground'' (also informally referred to as ''The DG'') is a British children's television drama series that focuses on the lives and experiences of young people who live in a children's home with their care workers in care. The ser ...

. * Elektra Abundance, main character on the television show ''

Pose Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take. There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning. *''Position'' is a gen ...

'' * Electra au Barca, a character in the Iron Gold science fiction series

People with the surname Electra or Elektra

Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), known professionally as Carmen Electra, is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced h ...

, (born 1972) American model *

Dorian Electra Dorian Electra Fridkin Gomberg (born 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist. Their debut studio album, ''Flamboyant'', was released in 2019, followed by their second studio album, ''My Agenda,'' in 2020. Electra is know ...

, (born 1992) American singer

External links

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Electra
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