Phaedra
FAY-drah
Greek
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Phaedra Origin and Meaning
The name Phaedra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bright".
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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Famous People Named Phaedra
- Phaedra HurstNew Zealand actress
- Phaedra ParksAmerican reality TV personality ("The Real Housewives of Atlanta")
- Phaedra NicolaidisAustralian actress
- Phaedra PatrickBritish writer
- Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell19th Prime Minister of Canada
- Phaedra Bloom Forever GeldofCohen (b. 2013), son of media personality Peaches Geldof and singer Thomas Cohen
Phaedra in Pop Culture
- PhaedraMentioned in the Nancy Sinatra song "Some Velvet Morning"
- Phèdre nó Delaunayfamous courtesan and heroine of the Kushiel novels by Jacqueline Carey
- Phaedranickname given to a horse,like Colossus in the game "Shadow of the Colossus"