Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Electra at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 114 family views
Number meaning for Electra
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Electra mean?
Electra is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: bright, the shining one
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Electra
Eleanor
Girl
Indian
A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine; Light; light, mercy; Shining light Variant of Helen
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Eleanora
Girl
French
A variant of EleanorVariant of Eleanor: A variant of Helen; Light
157 family views
Eli
Boy
Greek
Defender of man; elevation; my God; The offering or lifting up My God
195 family views
Elias
Boy
Greek
God is god; God the Lord; Jehovah is God; My God is Jehovah Variant of Hebrew Elijah; Name of a Prophet; The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God; the strong Lord
241 family views
Eliot
Boy
English
Believes in God; hight; my God is Jehovah From a surname derived from a medieval abbreviation of the Greek Elias Variant of Elijah; Variant of Elias: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God; Variant of Elliot: God on high
183 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Electra
Eli
Boy
Greek
Defender of man; elevation; my God; The offering or lifting up My God
195 family views
Elias
Boy
Greek
God is god; God the Lord; Jehovah is God; My God is Jehovah Variant of Hebrew Elijah; Name of a Prophet; The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God; the strong Lord
241 family views
Eliot
Boy
English
Believes in God; hight; my God is Jehovah From a surname derived from a medieval abbreviation of the Greek Elias Variant of Elijah; Variant of Elias: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God; Variant of Elliot: God on high
183 family views
Ellen
Unisex
Filipino
A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman Famous bearer: British actress Dame Ellen Terry; light; light, mercy; Noble; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one
204 family views
Ellery
Boy
English
Dwells by the alder trees; happy; Joyful; Joyful, happy Famous bearer: Ellery Queen, the hero of a series of detective stories written by Frederic Dannay and Manfred B Lee; Lives by the alder tree; one who lives near the elder tree, cheerful
169 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Electra
Eleanor
Girl
Indian
A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine; Light; light, mercy; Shining light Variant of Helen
113 family views
Eleanora
Girl
French
A variant of EleanorVariant of Eleanor: A variant of Helen; Light
157 family views
Elektra
Girl
Greek
The fiery sun Mythological daughter of Agamemnon In literature she was a central character in three Greek tragedies
120 family views
Elena
Girl
Indian
Shining light, or bright one A variant of the Greek Helen; The Bright One; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one
131 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Eleanor
Girl
Indian
A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine; Light; light, mercy; Shining light Variant of Helen
113 family views
Eleanora
Girl
French
A variant of EleanorVariant of Eleanor: A variant of Helen; Light
157 family views
Elena
Girl
Indian
Shining light, or bright one A variant of the Greek Helen; The Bright One; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one
131 family views
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