Despina may refer to:

People

* Despina Achladiotou, the

Lady of Ro ''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is a ...

(c1890–1982), Greek patriot * Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis (born 1967), Secretary General of the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly is made up of ...

(PACE) *

Despina Delios The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts, which also prod ...

, American beauty pageant contestant * Despina Georgiadou (born 1991), Greek fencer *

Mary Despina Lekas Mary Despina Lekas Picozzi (May 13, 1928 – January 24, 2023) was an American physician. She was head of otolaryngology and Surgeon-in-Chief at Rhode Island Hospital from 1983 to 1996, professor of Clinical Otolaryngology at Brown University's A ...

(1928–2023), American surgeon * Despina Louca, Cypriot-American physicist * Debbie Matenopolous, born Despina Matenopoulos (born 1974), American television host * Despina Montagas (born 1961), Greek wrestler *

Despina Olympiou Despina Olympiou (Greek: Δέσποινα Ολυμπίου, ; born 17 October 1975), also known as Dena Olympiou, is a Greek Cypriot singer, famous in her homeland as well as in Greece. She represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ...

(born 1975), Greek-Cypriot singer *

Despina Papadopoulou Despina Papadopoulou (; born 28 February 1979) is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in th ...

(born 1979), Greek footballer *

Despina Papamichail Despina Papamichail (; born 9 February 1993) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 147, reached on 20 June 2022. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 93, achieved on 4 December 2023. Papamichail ...

(born 1993), Greek tennis player * Despina Stokou (born 1978), Greek artist based in Los Angeles *

Despina Storch Despina Storch or Despina Davidovitch Storch (1894 or 1895 – March 30, 1918) was an Ottoman Greek woman who was alleged to be a spy for Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Storch was later immortalized as "Turkish Delight", "Tur ...

(1894 or 1895–1918), Greek woman suspected of spying for Germany in World War I *

Despina Stratigakos Despina Stratigakos (born 1963) is a Canadian-born architectural historian, writer, former vice provost, and professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo. Education Stratigakos was born in Montreal, Quebec, and received her undergradu ...

(born 1963), Canadian-born architectural historian and academic *

Despina Vandi Despina Malea (; born 22 July 1969), known as Despina Vandi (), is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six years old. After moving to Athens in the early 1990s, Vandi ...

(born 1969), Greek singer *

Despoina Vavatsi Despoina Vavatsi (born 2 May 1978) is a Greek biathlete. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect ...

(born 1978), Greek athlete *

Olivera Despina Olivera is the female version of Oliver, with Oliveras also a Catalan surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfredo Olivera (1908-?), Uruguayan chess master *Baldomero Olivera (born 1938), Filipino chemist *Benjamin Oliveras (born 198 ...

( – after 1444), Serbian princess and Ottoman queen consort *

Milica Despina of Wallachia Milica Despina ( sr-cyrl, Милица Деспина; ; – 30 January 1554) was the Princess consort of Wallachia by marriage to Neagoe Basarab (). She was regent of Wallachia from 1521 to 1522, on the behalf of her son Teodosie of Wallachia. ...

( – 1554), Princess consort of Wallachia

Other uses

Despoina Despoina or Despoena (; ) was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. Surviving sources refer to her exclusively under the title ''Des ...

, a figure in Greek mythology * ''Despina'' (moth), a genus of moth *

Despina (moon) Despina , also known as Neptune V, is the third-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after Greek mythological character Despoina, a nymph who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter. Discovery Despina was discovered in late July 19 ...

, a moon of Neptune * Despina, a character in Mozart's opera ''

Così fan tutte (''Women are like that, or The School for Lovers''), Köchel catalogue, K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written ...

'' * "Despoina", a song by

Nikos Karvelas Nikos Karvelas (; born 8 September 1951) is a Greek musician, composer, singer, songwriter, record producer and author. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his four-decade-long collaboration with Anna Vi ...

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