Elektra (name)
This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Electra (disambiguation).
Elektra 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 Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.
Name days
- Czech: 13 December or 20 March
People with the given name Elektra or Electra
- Electra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology
- Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology
- Salina Bartunek, competitor known as Elektra on American Gladiators
- Donna Adamo (born 1970), American wrestler known as Elektra
Fictional characters
- Elektra Natchios from Marvel Comics.
- Elektra King, character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough
- 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.
- Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, in Tracy Beaker Returns.
People with the surname Electra or Elektra
- Carmen Electra, (born 1972) American model
External links
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