Ileana
Ileana (also Illeana, Iliana) is a female given name of Greek origin. It is derived from the Greek name Helen. It has been adapted for Romanian and Spanish (in Spanish there is also Ilean and in Romanian Liana). In Romanian, a hypocoristic for Ileana is Nuţi (from Elenuţa, Ilenuţa). Ileana or Illeana may refer to:
People
- Princess Ileana of Romania (1909-1991), youngest daughter of Ferdinand I of Romania
- Ileana Beltrán, Cuban former female judoka who competed for her country in the 1990s
- Ileana Citaristi, Italian-born dancer
- Ileana Cosânzeana, figure in Romanian mythology
- Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian opera soprano
- Ileana D'Cruz, Indian film actress
- Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Romanian fencer who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
- Ileana Ongar, former Italian hurdler who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, member of the US House of Representatives
- Ileana Salvador, former Italian race walker
- Ileana Sararoiu (1936-1979), Romanian singer
- Ileana Silai, former Romanian distance runner who won Silver at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Ileana Sonnabend (1914-2007), Romanian-born art dealer
- Iliana Fox, English-born Mexican actress
- Iliana Ivanova, Bulgarian politician and economist
- Iliana Nikolova, Bulgarian sprint conoer who competed in the late 1970s
- Iliana Ortega, Mexican artist
- Iliana Raeva, Bulgarian gymnast of the 1980s
- Iliana Yotova, Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament
Places
- Ileana, a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania
- Ileana, a village in Glodeanu Sărat Commune, Buzău County, Romania
Fictional characters
- Illeana Scott, played by Angelina Jolie in Taking Lives
See also
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