Ileana (also Illeana, Iliana, Eleana, Eliana) is a female

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. It is the feminine form of the male name Elijah. It has been adapted for Romanian, Bulgarian,

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

, Italian and Spanish (in Spanish there is also Ilean and in Romanian Ileana). In Romanian it is a form of the name "Helen" (another form is Elena), and a hypocoristic for ''Ileana'' is ''Nuţi'' (from Elenuţa, Ilenuţa). In

Romanian mythology The folklore of Romania is the collection of traditions of the Romanians. A feature of Romanian culture is the special relationship between folklore and the learned culture, determined by two factors. First, the rural character of the Romanian ...

, Ileana Cosânzeana is a mythological feminine figure represented as a beautiful good-natured princess, embodying the concept of feminine beauty. Ileana or Illeana may refer to:

People

Ileana

* Princess Ileana of Romania (1909-1991) * Ileana Beltrán, Cuban

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* Ileana Cabra, Puerto Rican singer *

Ileana Citaristi Ileana Citaristi is an Italian-born Indian Odissi and Chhau dancer, and dance instructor based in Bhubaneswar, India. She was awarded the 43rd National Film Awards for Best Choreography for ''Yugant'' in 1995 and became, in 2006, the first dan ...

, Italian dancer * Ileana Cosânzeana, figure in Romanian mythology * Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian opera soprano * Illeana Douglas, American actress * Ileana D'Cruz, Indian-born Portuguese actress * Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Romanian fencer *

Ileana Ongar Ileana Ongar (born 24 March 1950 in Alexandria) is a former Italian hurdler, that was 8th at 1976 Summer Olympics (110 m hs) and earned four medals at the Mediterranean Games. Biography Ileana Ongar participated at one edition of the Summer Olym ...

, former Italian hurdler * Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, member of the US House of Representatives * Ileana Salvador, former Italian race walker * Ileana Sararoiu (1936–1979), Romanian singer * Ileana Silai, Romanian runner * Ileana Sonnabend, Romanian art dealer

Iliana

* Iliana Biridakis, Jordanian archer * Iliana Fox, English-born Mexican actress * Iliana Hernández, Cuban journalist * Iliana Ivanova, Bulgarian politician and economist * Iliana Nikolova, Bulgarian canoe sprinter * Iliana Ortega, Mexican artist * Iliana Raeva, Bulgarian gymnast *

Iliana Ruzza Iliana Josefa Ruzza Terán is a Venezuelan public official who has held different financial positions during the administrations of Hugo Chávez and later of Nicolás Maduro, including director of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Ven ...

, Venezuelan public official *

Iliana Yotova Iliana Malinova Iotova ( bg, Илияна Малинова Йотова; born 24 October 1964) is a Bulgarian politician who has been serving as Vice President of Bulgaria since 2017. She was the running mate of Rumen Radev, who defeated GERB ...

, Bulgarian politician

Places

Ileana Ileana (also Illeana, Iliana, Eleana, Eliana) is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Elijah. It has been adapted for Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian and Spanish (in Spanish there is also Ilean and in Romanian Il ...

, a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania * Ileana, a village in

Glodeanu Sărat Glodeanu Sărat is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders ...

Commune, Buzău County, Romania * Ilenuța, a village in Fălești District, Moldova

Fictional characters

* Illeana Scott, played by Angelina Jolie in Taking Lives

Literature

* Ileana Cosânzeana, a figure in Romanian folk literature * Ileana Sinziana, a Romanian fairy tale

References

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