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

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. It is the feminine form of the male name

Elijah Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My El (deity), God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic language, Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) w ...

. It has been adapted for

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

, Macedonian,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

(in Spanish there is also Ilean and in Romanian Ileana). In Romanian it is a form of the name "Helen" (another form is

Elena Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko ...

), and a

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for ...

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 Ileana Cosânzeana is a figure in Romanian mythology. She is represented as a beautiful good-natured princess or daughter of an Emperor,Princess Ileana of Romania Princess Ileana of Romania, also known as Mother Alexandra (23 December 1908 – 21 January 1991), was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand I of Romania and his consort, Queen Marie of Romania. She was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victor ...

(1909-1991) *

Ileana Beltrán Ileana Benita Beltrán Zulueta (born May 24, 1971 in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana) is a retired female judoka from Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the ...

, Cuban judoka * 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 danc ...

, Italian dancer *

Ileana Cosânzeana Ileana Cosânzeana is a figure in Romanian mythology. She is represented as a beautiful good-natured princess or daughter of an Emperor,Ileana Cotrubaș Ileana Cotrubaș (; born 9 June 1939) is a Romanian operatic soprano whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was much admired for her acting skills and facility for singing opera in many different languages. Life and career Cotrub ...

, Romanian opera soprano *

Illeana Douglas Illeana Hesselberg (born July 25, 1961 or 1965), known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She appeared in three episodes of '' Six Feet Under'', for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as O ...

, American actress *

Ileana D'Cruz Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1987) is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her ...

, Indian-born Portuguese actress *

Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei ( Hungarian: Ilona Gyulai, 12 June 1946 – 25 August 2021) was a Romanian foil fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and won team bronze medals in 1968 and 1972, placing fifth in 1964. She ...

, 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 Ol ...

, former Italian hurdler *

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (; born Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato, July 15, 1952) is a politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She ...

, member of the US House of Representatives *

Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador (born 16 January 1962) is a former Italian race walker who won eight medals at the World Championships and European Championships In 2005 she acquired Swedish citizenship. Biography She won ten medals, to senior level, at the ...

, former Italian race walker *

Ileana Sararoiu 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 ...

(1936–1979), Romanian singer *

Ileana Silai Ileana Silai (née ''Gergely'' on 14 October 1941) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 m at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and in the 1500 m at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. She won a silver over 800 m in 1968. A ...

, Romanian runner *

Ileana Sonnabend Ileana Sonnabend (née Schapira, October 29, 1914 – October 21, 2007) was a Romanian-American art dealer of 20th-century art. The Sonnabend Gallery opened in Paris in 1962 and was instrumental in making American art of the 1960s known in Europe, ...

, Romanian art dealer

Iliana

Iliana Biridakis Iliana Biridakis ( ar, إيلينا بريداكس; born September 29, 1959) is a retired Jordanian Olympic archer. She represented Jordan at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the cap ...

, Jordanian archer *

Iliana Fox Iliana Fox (born Iliana Jan Fox Gaitan on 3 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and voice actress. Fox grew up in Mexico, but with periods of residence in Canada and the UK. She has participated in various telenovelas such as ''Machos'' and '' ...

, English-born Mexican actress *

Iliana Hernández Iliana Hernández Cardosa (born 1973) is a Cuban activist and journalist. Cardosa has worked as a reporter and correspondent for CiberCuba in Havana. As a result of her work, she has been threatened and arrested several times. Biography Cardosa w ...

, Cuban journalist *

Iliana Ivanova Iliana Naidenova Ivanova ( bg, Илиана Найденова Иванова, born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian public figure, an economist who has been serving as a member of the European Court of Auditors since 2013. Early life ...

, Bulgarian politician and economist *

Iliana Nikolova Iliana Nikolova is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, ...

, Bulgarian canoe sprinter *

Iliana Ortega Iliana Ortega (born 1981, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a contemporary visual artist who works with photography, painting, drawing, site-specific installation, and video. Biography Ortega spent the first ten years of her career using the language of ...

, Mexican artist *

Iliana Raeva ''Iliana'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It was described in 1937 by Ernest Layton Bell, with ''Iliana romulus'' as type species. The genus has a neotropical distribution. Distribution Species mainly occur in Peru, Brazil ...

, Bulgarian gymnast * Iliana Ruzza, Venezuelan public official * Iliana Yotova, Bulgarian politician

Places

* Ileana, a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania * Ileana, a village in Glodeanu Sărat Commune, Buzău County, Romania *

Ilenuța Ilenuța is a village in Fălești District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, ...

, a village in Fălești District, Moldova

Fictional characters

* Illeana Scott, played by

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...

in Taking Lives

Literature

Ileana Cosânzeana Ileana Cosânzeana is a figure in Romanian mythology. She is represented as a beautiful good-natured princess or daughter of an Emperor,Ileana Sinziana Ileana (also Illeana, Iliana, Eleana, Eliana) is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Elijah (given name), Elijah. It has been adapted for Romanian language, Romanian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Ma ...

, a Romanian fairy tale

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