Elektra, also spelled 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.
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
Fictional characters Electra (cat), in T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and in the musical Cats Electra the Electric Train, in Starlight Express Electra, Cathy's dog in the Cathy comic strip Electra, a stripper in the musical Gypsy Elektra (character), a Marvel Comics character Elektra (Tracy Beaker Returns character) Elektra, the princess of the Electric Eels from Sea Princesses Elektra Abundance, main character on the television show Pose Electra au Barca, in the Iron Gold science fiction series Electra Heart, central character of Marina Dimandis' 2012 album, Electra Heart Elektra King, in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, in the TV series Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground
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