Elektra (name)


Elektra (name)


Elektra, also spelt Electra, is a female given name. Its Greek origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "amber", and thus "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy and Svetlana. Variants are Ilektra, Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.

It is also a surname.

People with the given name

Electra
  • Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology
  • Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology
  • Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001)
  • Electra Carlin (1912–2000)
  • Electra Collins Doren (1861–1927), suffragette and library scientist
  • Electra Elite, Serbian singer and sex worker
  • Electra Mustaine (born 1998)
  • Electra Waggoner (1882–1925)
  • Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888–1960), American museum founder
Elektra
  • Elektra, name used by Salina Bartunek, competitor on American Gladiators
  • Elektra, ring name of Donna Adamo (born 1970), American wrestler
  • Elektra Fence, English drag queen
  • Elektra Shock (born 1992), New Zealand drag performer
Elecktra
  • Elecktra Bionic, Italian drag queen
Ilektra
  • Ilektra Apostolou (1912–1944), Greek Resistance member
  • Ilektra Lebl (born 1999), Greek swimmer

People with the surname

  • Carmen Electra (born 1972), American model
  • Dorian Electra (born 1992), American singer
  • Justine Electra, Australian musician based in Berlin

Fictional characters

  • Electra au Barca, a character in the Iron Gold science fiction series
  • Electra Heart, a character created by Welsh recording artist Marina Dimandis which her 2012 album, Electra Heart had songs that represented the character Electra Heart's life
  • Elektra King, character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough
  • Elektra Natchios from Marvel Comics
  • Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, characters in the TV series Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground
  • Elektra Abundance, main character on the television show Pose

References


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