Elektra (name)

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Electra (disambiguation).

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

1. Campbell, Mike (5 April 2022). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Electra". Behind the Name. Retrieved 15 March 2023.