Leena
Leena is a feminine given name. It may be a variant of Lena.
It is a direct Quranic Arabic name, meaning "young palm tree", or figuratively "tender, delicate". It is also a Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Helena, or Helen. Helen originates in Greek language and means "torch of light".
Notable people with the name include:
- Leena (model) (born 1990), Japanese fashion model
- Leena Alam, Afghan film actress
- Leena Bhagwat, Indian Marathi television, theatre, and film actress
- 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 (1928–1990), Finnish stage, film and television actress
- Leena Jumani, Indian actress and model
- Leena Kapoor (born 1994), Indian model and actress
- Leena Khamis (born 1986), Australian football player
- 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 (1949–2013), Finnish painter
- Leena Manimekalai, Indian filmmaker, poet and actor
- Leena Mohanty, 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
See also
- Leena (film), a Maldivian thriller film
- Lena (name)
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