Word.ws English Dictionary

Electra

/ɪˈlɛktɹə/

Electra proper noun: any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

Proper noun

Electra

  1. (Greek) Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
  2. One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
  3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Electra meaning in Hindi and Odia

Electra in Hindi

a star
दुला तारा dulā tārā

Electra in Odia

mythical women
ଇଲେକ୍ଟ୍ରା ilekṭrā

Forms of Electra

alternative formElektra

Origin of Electra

From Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Ēléktra), from ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”).

Phrases with Electra

Questions about Electra

What does Electra mean?
Electra means any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
What is Electra in Hindi?
Electra in Hindi is दुला तारा (dulā tārā). See Electra meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Electra?
Electra is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Electra?
Electra is pronounced /ɪˈlɛktɹə/.

Words near Electra in the dictionary

  1. electorship
  2. electorships
  3. electour
  4. electours
  5. electr-
  6. Electra
  7. Electra complex
  8. Electra complexes
  9. electracy
  10. electragist
  11. electragists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Electra (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Electra.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/electra. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.