Electra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Electra

What is the meaning of the name Electra ?

The baby name Electra is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪˈlɛktrə/ (ih-LEK-truh).

Electra is Greek in Origin.

Electra is the Anglicized form of Greek Ηλέκτρα (Hēlektra/Elektra), from ēlektron, “amber,” figuratively “shining, radiant.” The same root underlies the word electricity, alluding to the static charge of rubbed amber, reinforcing the name’s luminous connotations.

In Greek myth, Electra is both a Pleiad and, more famously, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, central to tragedies by Sophocles and Euripides; Jung later coined the “Electra complex,” further embedding the name in psychology and culture. The name saw a modest revival during the 19th‑century Neoclassical wave and persists in modern use, aided by spellings Elektra (common in Germanic and Scandinavian contexts and popularized in comics) and Italian Elettra; Modern Greek often renders it Ilektra. Electra blends mythic gravitas with a bright, modern edge.