Electra
Electra is a girls' name of Greek origin meaning “shining, amber, radiant.” Electra was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenged her father's murder, inspiring tragedies by…
how do you pronounce Electra?
eh-LEK-trah
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what does Electra mean?
The name Electra means “shining, amber, radiant.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.
Electra was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who avenged her father's murder, inspiring tragedies by Sophocles and Euripides. Freud later coined the 'Electra complex' from her story. The name also connects to the Greek word for amber and the root of 'electricity.'
where does the name Electra come from?
Wiktionary traces Electra to a Greek root meaning amber, related to a word for the shining sun. A separate Wiktionary entry records "Electra" as a place name first attested in 1936, named after a nearby electric pumphouse — an unrelated coinage that merely shares the spelling, not a source for the given name's meaning.
the history of Electra
Wikipedia records Electra as a princess of Mycenae in Greek mythology, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who together with her brother Orestes killed their mother to avenge their father's murder.
what are the nicknames and variants of Electra?
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Electra?
- Electra Records (influential American record label)
- Electra (character in Marvel Comics)
what names are similar to Electra?
what names go well with Electra?
Sibling names that share Electra's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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