Comments for the name Electra

Electra didn't really help Orestes to kill their mother, she just pushed him a little.

Elektra is a character in the Marvel Comics universe, but, the spelling's different.

Carmen Electra is an actress best known for her role as Lani McKenzie on the "Baywatch" T.V. series.

The word electricity is derived from the name Electra. The princess that bore this name had amber eyes and electricity was first discovered by rubbing silk and the jewel amber together.

The amber-silk story is a little wrong. The word electricity did not come from an amber-eyed princess named Electra, it was a little more direct: the word elektros means amber.

In psychiatry, Dr. Carl Jung proposed the Electra complex to explain when girls are obsessed with their fathers and harbor resentment towards their mothers. It is the female version of the Oedipus complex.

Not a nice name, given the background, naming someone shouldn't be just about how it sounds or what it means, the history behind the name is as important.

My cousin's name is Electra, and I had an ancestor named Electa. Origins of the name, meaning, and namesakes are, to some extent, unimportant if you like the name.

Electra did not help Orestes actually kill their mother or their mother's lover, but stood off to the side and cheered him on.

Czech fashion designer Zlatuše Miller has a daughter Elektra.

Elektra´s nicknames are Ela, Elli, Elka, (E)lektrine.

"An Elektra Complex" is the female version of an Oedipus Complex, in which a daughter has a sexual-romantic relationship with (or feelings for) her father.

I think Electra is a cool name. It makes me think of the word "electric". It makes me think of a girl who is very unique, some would say weird, kind of a punk-rocker, and isn't afraid to be herself. Though I like to spell it Elektra better. The K makes it seem harder and more original.

I love this name, it's from Greek mythology and the 19th James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999)!

The jokes about the Electra Complex would be endless. Besides, this name sounds like a pseudonym for an over-the-top singer or actress or something. Sure, it sounds pretty cool, but how cool will it be when the woman is 45 years old, let alone 60? The name just doesn't come off that spunky on someone who's past the age of spunk. Of course, it could be that the girl turns out quite shy or just really ordinary and conventional and hates the attention her name brings.

Besides being the name of a murderer in a story, and sounding like some kind of supervillian with lightning powers, imagine how this name fits with most last names. Electra Johnston...?

This is a very cool name. It's just that the history of the name (the Greek myth, the Electra Complex), slightly ruins it for me. Still, a great-sounding name.

Reminds me too much of electricity. Especially the word electrify.

I love this name. It sounds so unusual and dramatic, and it's still really cool and pretty. Electra is not a name that you would forget easily.

This name reminds me of a ditzy blonde model.

I think Electra sounds very modern and invented. It reminds me of the word "electric". It is a cool name but it is far from beautiful.

Electra is a famous opera by Richard Strauss and a stunning work.

I think this is a really cool and ultra-futuristic name. Hmm, perhaps a bit too futuristic for my tastes, I suppose. I think it would suit somebody born in the 23rd Century just fine, though. :)

I like it. It sounds really different and cool.

I think this name could age with you. I can picture baby Electra, child Electra teenage Electra, whatever. It always sounded very intelligent to me.

Awesome!

This name is so electric. I love it! It has an extra spark. :-)
And I definitely prefer Electra to Elektra--the 'k' in the middle looks odd to me, and (in my eyes) interrupts the flow.
I think Electra is fitting for a child, an adult, and an older woman. It is spunky, that's for sure.

Electra is really cool! I love the spelling! It has an edge to it!

This is such a lovely, classy name. Not very common, easy to pronounce. It's so cool!

I really don't like this name: it reminds me too much of electricity