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

# 1449 on Nameberry

Electra Popularity

• 1449 Nameberry 2024

20 Names Similar to Electra

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Electra.

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• Circe
• Celestia
• Aphrodite
• Jinx
• Echo
• Calypso
• Arcadia
• Cassiopeia
• Blaze
• Elettra
• Andromeda
• Cosima
• Tempest
• Callisto
• Artemis
• Cyra
• Cressida

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.

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.