Leena is a feminine given name. It is a variant spelling of

Lina Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including ...

and Lena. It is a direct Quranic Arabic name, meaning "young palm tree", or figuratively "tender, young, delicate". In Persian, it means "light", "a ray of sunlight" or "beautiful girl". In Kurdish, it means cascade falls (تئاڤگەی بچوک). Notable people with the name include: *

Leena (model) Chen-yi Lee (or Li, Chinese language, Chinese: ''李建伊'', born March 14, 1990), better known as ,"Model profil ...

(born 1990), Japanese fashion model *

Leena Alam Leena Alam (Persian: , born in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan film, television, and theater actress. She has appeared in films such as '' Kabuli Kid'', ''Black Kite'', ''Loori'', ''A Letter to the President'' and ''Hassan''. She is widely know ...

, Afghan film actress *

Leena Khamis Leena Khamis (born 19 June 1986) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Perth Glory in the A-League Women. Biography Khamis was born in the Sydney suburb of Camden and is of Assyrian heritage. Her family is heavily involved in football, ...

(born 1986), Australian football player of Assyrian-Iraqi descent * Leena Chandavarkar (born 1950), Indian Bollywood actress * Leena Dhingra, British Asian actress * Leena Gade (born c. 1975), British race engineer * Leena Günther (born 1991), German sprint athlete * Leena Harkimo (born 1963), Finnish politician and business executive *

Leena Häkinen Leena Häkinen (1928–1990) was a Finnish stage actress, stage, film actor, film and television actress.Heikkilä p.184 Selected filmography * ''Sleeping Beauty (1949 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1949) * ''The General's Fiancée'' (1951) * ''Tweet ...

(1928–1990), Finnish stage, film and television actress *

Leena Jumani Leena Jumani is an Indian actress and model, best known as Tanushree "Tanu" Mehta in Kumkum Bhagya. She played Khemi, a poor village girl, in the television series '' Bandini''. This was followed with the role of Suhasi in the show ''Koi Aane ...

, Indian actress and model *

Leena Kapoor Leena Kapoor is an Indian model, and actress known for her works in Hindi cinema, and Malayalam Television. Before her debut in films, Leena has appeared in several Punjabi Music Videos, Television commercials and series such as "Love Net - Sea ...

(born 1994), Indian model and actress * Leena Krohn (born 1947), Finnish author * Leena La Bianca (born 1963), Italian American pornographic actress * Leena Lander (born 1955), Finnish author * Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964), Finnish crime novelist * Leena Luhtanen (born 1941), Finnish politician, member of the cabinet *

Leena Luostarinen Leena Estelle Luostarinen (15 May 1949 – 28 July 2013) was a Finnish painter. Working as an artist for over forty years, she was well known for her colourful and mysterious works. Many of her paintings featured felines, ibises, flowers, and ...

(1949–2013), Finnish painter * Leena Manimekalai, Indian filmmaker, poet and actor *

Leena Mohanty Leena Mohanty is a leading exponent of Odissi dance. She has won many awards, such as the Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth award, the Mahari award, the Sanjukta Panigrahi award and performed in many shows throughout the world. She has choreographed d ...

, Indian Odissi dancer * Leena Nair (born 1969), Indian businesswoman * Leena Peisa (born 1979), Finnish keyboard player * Leena Peltonen-Palotie (1952–2010), Finnish geneticist * Leena Pietilä (1925–2014), Finnish figure skater * Leena Puotiniemi (born 1976), Finnish long-distance runner * Leena Puranen (born 1986), Finnish football forward * Leena Rauhala (born 1942), Finnish politician, member of the Parliament of Finland * Leena Salmenkylä (born 1958), Finnish orienteering competitor * Leena Silvennoinen (born 1958), Finnish orienteering competitor * Leena Tiwari, Indian politician, member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Mariyahu, Uttar Pradesh * Leena Yadav (born 1971), Indian filmmaker and producer

Fictional characters

* Leena (Warehouse 13), from ''Warehouse 13'' *A character in Chrono Cross

Media

* ''Leena'' (film), a Maldivian thriller film * "Leena", a song by Caravan Palace on the 2019 album '' Chronologic''

Fictional characters

Media

See also