Elettra: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Elettra – Meaning: shining, bright – Origin: Italian (from Greek) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: eh-LET-trah


Elettra is an Italian (from Greek) girl's name meaning “shining, bright”. It appears in our list of 250+ Cottagecore Girl Names That Feel Like a Wildflower Field.

Meaning & Origin of Elettra

Meaning: Shining, bright.

Origin: Italian (from Greek).

A common claim: Electra/Elettra is sometimes assumed to be connected to the word 'electric.' Actually: That's backwards - 'electricity' was named after the Greek word for amber (the same root behind Electra's name), not the other way around. The name itself just means 'shining' or 'bright.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Elettra

Phonetic: eh-LET-trah   IPA: /eˈlɛttra/

Popularity of Elettra

Elettra doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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