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Electra

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Gender: F Meaning of Electra: "shining, bright" Origin of Electra: Greek

The name Electra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining, bright". Electra and is often added to lists like Best Cool Unusual Girls' Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Build a sibling set together!".

From the experts:

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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Famous People Named Electra

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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
Carmen Electra, American actress
Anna Michaela Ebba Electra von Hausswolff, Swedish singer, pianist, organist and songwriter.

Pop Culture References for the name Electra

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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"

Nicknames & Variations for Electra

Ellectra, Alectra, Oectra, Ellektra, Elektra

Electra's International Variations

Elettra (Italian)

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