Elektra (name)
Encyclopedia
Elektra is a female given name. Its Greek
origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy
and Svetlana
. Nicknames are Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy
Lucy
Lucy is an English and French feminine given name derived from Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light . Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie...
and Svetlana
Svetlana
Svetlana is a common Slavic female name, deriving from the Russian word свет svet, which translates into English as "light", "shining", "pure", or "holy", depending upon context. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballade, first published...
. Nicknames are Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.
People with the given name Elektra or Electra
- ElectraElectraIn Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology - Electra (Pleiad)Electra (Pleiad)The Pleiad Electra of Greek mythology was one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Electra was the wife of Corythus. She was raped by Zeus and gave birth to Dardanus, who became the founder of Troy, ancestor of Priam and his house. According to one legend, she was the lost Pleiad,...
, one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology - Salina Bartunek, competitor known as Elektra on American GladiatorsAmerican GladiatorsAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
- Donna AdamoDonna AdamoDonna Adamo better known as Elektra is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and adult model who is best known for her time spent in Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Early career:...
(born 1970), American wrestler known as Elektra
Fictional characters
- Elektra KingElektra KingElektra Vavra King is a fictional character, and primary antagonist in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. She is played by Sophie Marceau.- Fictional character history :...
, character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough