The name Electra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining, bright". Electra and is often added to lists like Unique Girl Names: Unusual and Rare and discussed in our forums with posts like "Elimination Game".
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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, Elletra, for her now grown daughter.
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EW314 Says:
Lola Says:
Ellie as a nickname would be so cute!
Electra is pretty out there though....
Jinxgirl Says:
It's an interesting name but I couldn't possibly look at an Electra and think of anything but the comic character
Jinxgirl Says:
There are graphic novels about Elektra.
EryGasai Says:
A beautiful, strong name. Definitely underrated.
I'd love to read a book with a main character named "Electra".
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Close family members recently gave this as a middle name to their daughter. I was surprised, but I actually quite like it - at least in theory. The Italian variant, Elettra, is prettier though IMO.
The problem for me is the associations behind the name: the Electra Complex is the opposite of the Oedipus Complex, defined as "a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father"... Not great. I also think of Carmen Electra, and therefore skimpy swimsuits and fake boobs. Also not ideal.