What does Electra mean?

Electra means "brilliant, shining"

How do we pronounce Electra?

Electra \e-lec-tra, el-ect-ra\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Electra is pronounced ahLEHKTRah in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Electra: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Electra?

Electra has its origins in the Old Greek language. It is used largely in the English and Spanish languages. Older forms of Electra Electra (Old Greek) and Elektra (Old Greek). The name is derived from the related Greek words elektor ('brilliant, shining') and elektron ('amber'). The Greek elektron ('amber') was used to name electricity, which was first generated by rubbing amber. The name was borne in Greek mythology by Electra, the heroine who took revenge for her father Agamemnon together with her brother Orestes, by slaying his mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Derivatives of Electra the name Alectra pronounciation, the name nicknames for Electa, the English Elektra name, the Italian Elettra meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Ellektra, the name name Elletra origin, and the name name Lectra.

List of baby names Electra:

the English name Elektra and the name Alectra definition.

The baby name Electra fun facts:

The name Electra in reverse order is "Artcele".

The numerological value of the name Electra is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Electra?

Electra is not in the top girl names in USA.