Electra

Greek

"shining, bright"

Electra Origin and Meaning

The name Electra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining, bright".

Though the tragedies of the Greeks and Eugene O'Neill that used this name are filled with incest and murder, Electra is still a brilliant choice. Isabella Rossellini chose the gentler Italian verson, Elettra, for her now grown daughter.

Electra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 945 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Electra

• 945 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Electra

• Electra Havemeyer Webb American antiques collector; daughter of Henry Osborne Havemeyer and Louisine Elder
• Electra Webb daughter of Electra Havemeyer Webb
• Electra Collins Doren American suffragist and library scientist
• Electra Niarchos (b. 1995) daughter of Greek shipping heir Philip Niarchos and Victoria Guinness
• Carmen Electra American actress
• Anna Michaela Ebba Electra von Hausswolff Swedish singer, pianist, organist and songwriter.

The name Electra in Pop Culture

• Electra princess of Argos in Greek mythology, who plotted to kill her mother Clytemnestra as revenge for the murder of her father Agamemnon
• Electra Complex female equivalent of an Oedipal Complex
• "Mourning Becomes Electra " play cycle by Eugene O'Neill
• "Electra Heart " album by Marina and the Diamonds, inspired by her alter ego Electra
• Electra kitten in musical "Cats"
• Electra the Electric Train character in musical "Starlight Express"
• Electra Cathy's dog from the comic strip "Cathy"
• Electra protagonist of the movie Love by Gaspar Noe.

International Variations of the name Electra

• Elettra Italian