Elektra (name)
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.[citation needed]
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
References
- ^ Campbell, Mike (5 April 2022). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Electra". Behind the Name. Retrieved 15 March 2023.