Phaedra

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Bright, shining
Scripts(How to write)
Φαίδρα
Φαίδρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
FAY-druh
FEED-rə(English)
FEHD-rə(English)
Popularity
The name Phaedra is not very common and has never been among the top 1000 names in the US or UK.

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Phaedra Name meanings & History

Bright, shining. From the Greek Φαίδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρός (phaidros) meaning "bright". Phaedra was the daughter of Minos and the wife of Theseus in Greek mythology. Aphrodite caused her to fall in love with her stepson Hippolytos, and after she was rejected by him she killed herself. Phaedra is used as a girl's name.

Zodiac Sign of Phaedra: Pretty Taurus,Pensive Libra

Synonyms of Phaedra:

P: Passive,Partnership,Pensive,Particular,Political

H: Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hyper,Hope

A: Action,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry

E: Expressive,Enlighten,Enliven,Environment,Exaggerate,Entertain

D: Doting,Demanding,Dutiful,Daddy,Determined,Domestic

R: Reason,Resourceful,Rational,Restless

Phaedra is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name

Famous People

Phaedra Parks is an American reality television personality, and Phaedra Cress is an Australian playwright.

2.) Phaedra (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) bright.

Other Forms: Faydra, Phadra, Phadrah, Phae, Phaedrah, Phaidra, Phe, Phedra, Phedre


3.) Phaedra (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) bright

Other Forms: Faydra, Faydrah, Padra, Phae, Phedra


4.) Phaedra (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Bright


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