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    Phaedra

    FAY-drah

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Bright; Radiant
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Phaedra does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bright; Radiant", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Phaedra.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Phaedra shines as the sun — righteous in the Father's kingdom, going forth in might, the radiant one whose love for God makes her luminous.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 13:43

      "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

    • Judges 5:31

      "So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might."

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