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Eleni (given Name)
Eleni is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a phonetic spelling of the Modern Greek name "Ελένη", whose ancient version, Ἑλένη, is anglicized as Helen. Popular diminutives and nicknames include: ''Elenitsa'', ''Elenaki'', ''Elena'', ''Lena'', ''Lenio'', ''Lenners'', ''Nitsa'', “Leroy”. Eleni may refer to: People *Eleni of Ethiopia (died 1522), Ethiopian empress * Eleni Andriola (born 1986), Greek gymnast *Eleni Artymata (born 1986), Greek sprinter * Eleni Avlonitou (born 1958), Greek swimmer *Eleni Bakopanos (born 1954), Greek-born Canadian politician * Eleni Benson (born 1983), Greek footballer *Eleni Christofi (born 1998), Greek tennis player * Eleni Cubitt, Greek-born British film maker *Eleni Daniilidou (born 1982), Greek tennis player *Eleni Doika (born 1995), Greek gymnast * Eleni Donta (born 1980), Greek marathon runner * Eleni Filandra (born 1984), Greek runner *Eleni Foskett (born 1998), British actress * Eleni Fotiadou Küreman (1921–2001), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen (given Name)
Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name , ''Helenē'' (dialectal variant: , ''Helena'') whose etymology is unknown; a derivation from (i.e. "torch") is considered "rather uncertain". Another possible derivation is from Greek ''Selene'', meaning 'moon'. Helen of Troy is a major character in Greek mythology. The name was widely used by early Christians due to Saint Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine I, who according to legend found a piece of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified when she traveled to Jerusalem. Helen was very popular in the United States during the first half of the 20th century, when it was one of the top ten names for baby girls, but became less common following World War II. People * Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896–1982), Queen Mother of Romania * Saint Helen of Serbia (died 1314), Serbian queen * Helen Acquroff (1831–1887), Scottish pianist, singer, poet and music teacher * Helen Adams (born 1978), British t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Karaindrou
Eleni Karaindrou ( el, Ελένη Καραΐνδρου, born 25 November 1941) is a Greek composer. She is best known for scoring the films of the Greek director Theo Angelopoulos. Biography Karaindrou moved with her family to Athens when she was eight years old, and she studied piano and theory at the Hellenikon Odeion ( Hellenic Conservatory). She also attended history and archaeology classes at the university. During the time of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 she lived in Paris, where she studied ethnomusicology and orchestration, and improvised with jazz musicians. Then she began to compose popular songs. In 1974 she returned to Athens where she established a laboratory for traditional instruments and broadcast a series on ethnomusicology on Radio 3 of the Greek national broadcasting company. In 1976 she started collaborating with ECM Records. This was a period of high productivity for her, during which she worked extensively on music for the theater and the cinema. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Ourani
Alkis Thrylos (Greek: Άλκης Θρύλος, born Eleni Ourani (Ελένης Ουράνη) in 1896 – December 8, 1971) was a Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... writer. She was a member of the Negreponti (Νεγρεπόντη) family. She was a critic of literature of the theatre. Her husband was the poet Kostas Ouranis. She died on December 8, 1971. References Attribution *This article is a translation of Greek Wikipedia's article Άλκης Θρύλος 1896 births 1971 deaths 19th-century Greek women 20th-century Greek women writers Writers from Athens {{Greece-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Oikonomopoulou
Eleni is a transliteration of the Greek name Ελένη, also written as Helen, Helene: * Eleni (given name), including lists of people with that name * ''Eleni'' (film), 1985 film adaptation of Gage's book, by Peter Yates *, Greek cargo ship in service 1959–71 See also *Elaine (other) *Elena (other) *Ellen (other) *Helen (other) *Helen (given name) *Helena (other) Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Helena, mother of Constantine I Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * ... * Helene (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Menegaki
Eleni Menegaki ( el, Ελένη Μενεγάκη; born October 29, 1969), is a Greek TV presenter. In 2010, ''Forbes'' ranked Menegaki as the second-most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and top-ranked female. Career Television MEGA Channel (1991–1994) Eleni Menegaki started her career as a model. In 1991, she participated in the MEGA Channel morning show "Proino Cocktail." A year later, she and Giorgos Polichroniou hosted the highly successful game show "MEGA Banca." ANT1 (1995–2005) In 1994, she started in the successful ANT1 comedy TV show "Pater Imon" portraying a radio producer. The next year, she began hosting the ANT1 morning show Proinos Kafes . She continued hosting the show for 10 years with great success and soon the media named her "Queen of the morning zone." ALPHA TV (2005–2020) In 2005, she left ANT1 and signed to Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, being one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Memetzi
Eleni Memetzi (born ) is a Greek female volleyball player. She was part of the Greece women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She played with Vrilissia in 2004. Clubs * FO Vrilissia (2004) See also * Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics Greece was the host country for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. As the progenitor nation and in keeping with tradition, Greek athletes have competed at every Summer Olympics in the modern era, alongside Australia, Gr ... References External linksEleni Memetzi at Sports Reference*http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/PlayerDetails.aspx?TeamID=633&PlayerID=19450&ID=44 *http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/results.aspx?rsc=VOW400A06 *http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Olympics/Women_2004.html *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiDf79B2pZY 1975 births Living people Greek women's volleyball players Place of birth missing (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Mavrou
Eleni Mavrou (, ) is the Executive Chairman of Dialogos Media Group. She served as Minister of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus until February 2013. Until 2011, she was the mayor of the capital city Nicosia for 5 years. Thus, Ms Mavrou became the first female mayor of the Nicosia, as well as the first female Minister of Interior. Born in Kyrenia in 1961, her family was forced to leave their house in 1974 due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and since then has been residing in Nicosia. Student career Mavrou initially studied Civil Engineering at the Higher Technical Institute in Nicosia, but continued her education at the University of London, where she obtained her BSc degree in Politics and International Relations. During her student years, Ms Mavrou was actively involved in Cypriot local student movement, and later in the progressive youth movement. Among other things, she held the position of Vice President of the Cyprus Federation of Students and Young Scientists, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Markou
Eleni Markou (born 29 March 1995) is a Greek footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club FC Basel and the Greece national team. International goals Honours ;PAOK * A Division (5): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 * Greek Cup (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 ;Monroe Community College * NJCAA Region III Division I: 2016 ;Apollon Ladies * Cypriot First Division (1): 2018/19 ;Zürich * Swiss Super League (1): 2022/23 ;Individual * WNYAC Co-Freshman Female Athlete of the Year: 2016 * NJCAA Region III Player of the Year: 2016 * NSCAA National Player of the Year: 2016 * NJCAA Division I Women's Soccer First-Team All-American: 2016 * NSCAA The United Soccer Coaches (formerly known as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)) is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches organization in the world, with more than 30 ... Junior College Division I Women’s First-Team All-American: 2016 Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Mandell
Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter. Since 2000, she has published albums through Zedtone Records in Toronto, Ontario, which in 2012 began licensing her releases to Yep Roc in the United States, and Make My Day in Europe. She is also a member of folk supergroup The Living Sisters with Inara George and Becky Stark. Mandell attended punk and underground rock shows while growing up in Los Angeles in the 1980s. She was inspired as a young songwriter by Tom Waits, X, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Randy Newman. Chuck E. Weiss, a socialite musician and associate of Tom Waits, was a mentor to Mandell. Eleni Mandell's first album, ''Wishbone'' (1998), was produced by Jon Brion. Her second album, ''Thrill,'' was released in 2000, earning her comparisons to PJ Harvey and Tom Waits. Around 2001, ''The New Yorker'' magazine described Mandell "as perhaps the best unsigned artist in the business." In the same year, Mandell won the Los Angeles Regional Poll at The 1st Independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Lambiri
Eleni Lambiri ( el, Ελένη Λαμπίρη, 9 February 1889 – 30 March 1960) was a Greece, Greek conductor and composer. She is often regarded as the first female Greek composer. Life and career Eleni Lambiri was born in Athens, daughter of the composer Georgios Lambiris and granddaughter of the poet Andreas Laskaratos. She studied composition with Edoardo Sacredote at the Athens Conservatory (from 1907 to 1908). In fact she was the first woman who studied composition at the Athens Conservatory, earning her the title of the first Greek female composer. Subsequently, she studied composition with Max Reger and conducting with Hans Scheidt in the Royal Conservatory of Leipzig (from 1908 to 1911), graduating in 1911. In 1913 the operetta «To apokriatiko oneiro» (A dream in carnival), with a libretto by Gregorios Xenopoulos and music by Eleni Lambiri was performed at the Panellinion Τheatre. After completing her studies, she worked in Milan as a conductor. On 15 January 1915 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Kouvdou
Eleni Kouvdou (born 9 August 1989) is a Greek water polo player. She was part of the Greek team that won the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. See also * List of world champions in women's water polo * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ... References External links * Greek female water polo players Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1989 births World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players from Athens 21st-century Greek women {{Greece-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Kosti
Eleni Kosti ( gr, Ελένη Κωστή; born November 6, 1985) is a Greek former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. She represented her nation Greece in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), and also won a bronze medal as part of the freestyle relay team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. Kosti trained throughout her swimming career for Olympiakos sports league in Athens under the tutelage of her coach Markos Mantaloufas. Kosti made her Olympic debut as part of the relay team in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle with Zoi Dimoschaki, Martha Matsa and favorite Nery Mantey Niangkouara, when Greece hosted the historic modern Games for the second time in Athens. She swam the anchor leg on the outside lane in heat two, but her team was disqualified due to an early relay takeoff by Matsa. In 2005, Kosti helped her Greek teammates Dimoschaki and 2000 Olympians Aikaterini Bliamou and Zampia Melachroinou atone from their Olympic disqualificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
