The name Phaedra is a boy's name meaning "bright".

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Traditionally a feminine name from Greek mythology, Peaches Geldolf used it for her son in 2013.

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The name Phaedra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bright".

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This name of a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the daughter of King Minos, sister of Ariadne and wife of Theseus, has a mysterious and intriguing appeal, and would make a dramatic choice.

 Phaedra has been a persistent theme in literature, both ancient and modern. There have been plays by Euripedes, Racine, Unamuno, and O'Neill, novels, poetry, operas and film--as recently as the 2011 Immortals starring Freida Pinto.
 One celebrity pulled a gender switch when she named her son Phaedra Bloom Forever.

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