Mythological Names
Names from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic and Egyptian myth. Worth reading the story before choosing: a great many of these figures come to spectacularly bad ends, and the name usually outlives the plot.
11 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in the United States
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Elektra Elektra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "amber" or "shining."Girl Greek 18 in 2025
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