Elektra, also spelt Electra, is a female given name. Its Greek origin ( Ἠλέκτρα, Ēlektra) means "amber", ^[1] and thus "shining", "incandescent". Names with similar meanings are Lucy and Svetlana. Variants are Ilektra, Ela, Elka, Elke, Elek, Elektrine.^{[ citation needed]}

It is also a surname.

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

Ilektra

• Ilektra Apostolou (1912–1944), Greek Resistance member
• Ilektra Lebl (born 1999), Greek swimmer

• Carmen Electra (born 1972), American model
• Dorian Electra (born 1992), American singer
• Justine Electra, Australian musician based in Berlin

• Electra au Barca, a character in the Iron Gold science fiction series
• 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
• Elektra King, character in the 1999 James Bond film The World is Not Enough
• Elektra Natchios from Marvel Comics
• Mandy "Elektra" Perkins, characters in the TV series Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground
• Elektra Abundance, main character on the television show Pose

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