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Electra

//ɪˈlɛktɹə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. Greek
  2. 2
    One of the stars in the Pleiades star cluster.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek. rare

Etymology

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

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