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Elektra (name)

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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.

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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

    • References

    Elektra (name) Wikipedia
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