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 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, traditiona ...

, Bulgarian,

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, 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, 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 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 Victoria ...

(1909-1991) * Ileana Beltrán, Cuban

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* Ileana Cabra, Puerto Rican singer * Ileana Citaristi, Italian dancer * Ileana Cosânzeana, figure in Romanian mythology *

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, American actress * Ileana D'Cruz, 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 w ...

, 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 I ...

, 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 Il ...

(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. ...

, Romanian runner * Ileana Sonnabend, 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 The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olym ...

, 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 ...

, 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 in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is th ...

, Bulgarian canoe sprinter * Iliana Ortega, Mexican artist * Iliana Raeva, 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, 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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