Elektra (name) explained

Elektra, also spelt Electra, is a female given name. Its Greek origin (Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "amber",^[1] and thus "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy and Svetlana. Variants are Ilektra, Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.

It is also a surname.

People with the given name

Electra

Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology
Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology
Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001)
Electra Carlin (1912–2000)
Electra Collins Doren (1861–1927), suffragette and library scientist
Electra Elite, Serbian singer and sex worker
Electra Mustaine (born 1998)
Electra Waggoner (1882–1925)
Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), American museum founder

Elektra

Elektra, name used by Salina Bartunek, competitor on American Gladiators
Elektra, ring name of Donna Adamo (born 1970), American wrestler
Elektra Fence, English drag queen
Elektra Shock (born 1992), New Zealand drag performer

Elecktra

Elecktra Bionic, Italian drag queen

Ilektra

Ilektra Apostolou (1912–1944), Greek Resistance member
Ilektra Lebl (born 1999), Greek swimmer

People with the surname

Carmen Electra (born 1972), American model
Dorian Electra (born 1992), American singer
Justine Electra, Australian musician based in Berlin

Fictional characters

Electra au Barca, a character in the Iron Gold science fiction series
Electra Heart, a character created by Welsh recording artist Marina Dimandis which her 2012 album, Electra Heart had songs that represented the character Electra Heart's life
Elektra King, character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough
Elektra Natchios from Marvel Comics
Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, characters in the TV series Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground
Elektra Abundance, main character on the television show Pose

Notes and References

Web site: Campbell . Mike . Meaning, origin and history of the name Electra . Behind the Name . 5 April 2022 . 15 March 2023.