Ilana ( he, אִילָנָה) is a
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
feminine given name, the female form of the word ''אִילָן'' (
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
). Notable people with the name include:
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Ilana Adir (born 1941), Israeli Olympic sprinter
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Ilana Avital
Ilana Avital ( he, אילנה אביטל; born February 18, 1960) is an Israeli singer and actress. She also gained fame internationally, known as Lena and Sandy Miller.
Biography
Avital was born in Paris, France as Brigitte Abitbol in a family ...
(born 1960), Israeli singer
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Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos (born 1949), Israeli professor
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Ilana Berger
Ilana Berger ( he, אילנה ברגר; born 1965) is a Mexican-born Israeli professional tennis player and Olympian.
Berger reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 10 August 1992, when she became # 149 in the world. On 25 Nove ...
(born 1965), Israeli tennis player
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Ilana Casoy (born 1960), Brazilian writer
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Ilana Cicurel (born 1972), French lawyer and politician
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Ilana Cohen (born 1943), Israeli politician
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Ilana Davidson, American operatic soprano
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Ilana Dayan (born 1964), Israeli journalist
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Ilana Duff, Canadian Paralympic athlete
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Ilana Eliya (born 1955), Israeli singer
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Ilana Frank, Canadian film producer
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Ilana Glazer
Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American comedian, director, producer, writer, and actress. She co-created and co-starred, with Abbi Jacobson, in the Comedy Central series ''Broad City'', which is based on the web series of the same nam ...
(born 1987), American comedian and actress
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Ilana Halperin (born 1973), American artist
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Ilana Harris-Babou (born 1991), American sculptor
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Ilana Karaszyk
Ilana Karaszyk (also "Karashik"; אילנה קרשיק; born July 1, 1938) is an Israeli former Olympic runner and long jumper. In 1960 she was the Israeli Women's Champion in the 200 metre run and in the long jump.
Karaszyk was born in Poland, a ...
(born 1938), Israeli Olympic runner and long jumper
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Ilana Kloss
Ilana Sheryl Kloss (born 22 March 1956) is a former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and commissioner of World TeamTennis from 2001-21. She was the World's No. 1 ranked doubles player in 1976, and World No. 19 in singles in 1979. She w ...
(born 1956), South African tennis player, World #1 in doubles
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Ilana Kratysh (born 1990), Israeli freestyle wrestler
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Ilana Kurshan, Israeli author
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Ilana Levine (born 1963), American actress
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Ilana Löwy (born 1948), Polish historian
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Ilana Mushin, Australian linguist
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Ilana Neumann, Dominican Republic politician
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Ilana Panich-Linsman (born 1984), American journalist
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Ilana Paul-Binyamin, Israeli academic
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Ilana Salama Ortar (born 1949), Egyptian visual artist
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Ilana Raviv (born 1945), Israeli artist
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Ilana Rovina
Ilana Rovina ( he, אילנה רובינא; 10 February 1934 – 18 October 2020) was an Israeli singer.
Biography
Ilana Rovina was the daughter of Russian-born actress Hanna Rovina and Russian-born poet Alexander Penn, the child of an e ...
(1934-2020), Israeli singer
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Ilana Rovner
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner (born August 21, 1938) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rovner was the first woman appointed to the Seventh Circuit. She was previously a United States distr ...
(born 1938), Latvian judge
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Ilana Rubel (born 1972), American politician
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Ilana Sod
Ilana Sod (born February 3, 1973) is a Mexican television and radio journalist, presenter, and producer. She has worked for a variety of media outlets and collaborated on initiatives relating to social issues and youth-oriented programming.
Ca ...
(born 1973), Mexican television presenter
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Ilana Verdansky, fictional character on the ABC television show ''Lost''.
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Ilana Vered Ilana Vered ( he, אילנה ורד; born December 6, 1943 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a concert pianist and professor of piano.
Biography
From age 13 to 15 Vered attended the Paris Conservatoire, which awarded her first prize in piano upon her graduat ...
(born 1943), Israeli pianist
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Ilana B. Witten, American neuroscientist
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Ilana Yahav, Israeli artist
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