Eleni is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a phonetic spelling of the Modern Greek name "Ελένη", whose ancient version, Ἑλένη, is anglicized as Helen. Popular diminutives and nicknames include: ''Elenitsa'', ''Elenaki'', ''Elena'', ''Lena'', ''Lenio'', ''Lenners'', ''Nitsa'', “Leroy”. Eleni may refer to:

People

* Eleni of Ethiopia (died 1522), Ethiopian empress * Eleni Andriola (born 1986), Greek gymnast *

Eleni Artymata Eleni Artymata ( el, Ελένη Αρτυματά, born 16 May 1986 in Paralimni) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Cyprus. Biography Artymata represented Cyprus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She com ...

(born 1986), Greek sprinter *

Eleni Avlonitou Eleni Avlonitou ( el, Ελένη Αυλωνίτου, born 22 October 1958, in Athens) is a former Greek swimming champion, ergophysiologist and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). Since 2014, she has been a Member of the He ...

(born 1958), Greek swimmer * Eleni Bakopanos (born 1954), Greek-born Canadian politician * Eleni Benson (born 1983), Greek footballer * Eleni Christofi (born 1998), Greek tennis player * Eleni Cubitt, Greek-born British film maker * Eleni Daniilidou (born 1982), Greek tennis player * Eleni Doika (born 1995), Greek gymnast *

Eleni Donta Eleni Donta-Bali ( gr, Ελένη Δοντά-Μπαλή; born June 17, 1980 in Lamia) is a Greek marathon runner. Donta represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's marathon. She finished the rac ...

(born 1980), Greek marathon runner * Eleni Filandra (born 1984), Greek runner *Eleni Foskett (born 1998), British actress * Eleni Fotiadou Küreman (1921–2001), Turkish photojournalist of Greek ethnicity * Eleni Foureira (born 1987), Greek singer and fashion designer *Eleni Giokos (born 1982), Greek-born journalist at CNN *

Eleni Goula Eleni Goula (born 18 August 1990) is a Greek female former water polo player. She was part of the Greece women's national water polo team that won the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. See also * List of world champions in wo ...

(born 1990), Greek water polo player * Eleni Kapogianni (born 1969), Greek basketball coach * Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer * Eleni Kounalakis, 50th

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* Eleni Konsolaki, Greek archaeologist * Eleni Kosti (born 1985), Greek swimmer * Eleni Kouvdou (born 1989), Greek water polo player * Eleni Lambiri (born 1889), Greek conductor and composer * Eleni Mandell (born 1969), American singer-songwriter *

Eleni Markou Eleni Markou (born 29 March 1995) is a Greek footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club FC Basel and the Greece national team. International goals Honours ;PAOK * A Division (5): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 * Greek Cup ...

(born 1995), Greek footballer * Eleni Mavrou (born 1961), Greek Cypriot politician *

Eleni Memetzi Eleni Memetzi (born ) is a Greek female volleyball player. She was part of the Greece women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She played with Vrilissia in 2004. Clubs * ...

(born 1975), Greek volleyball player * Eleni Menegaki (born 1969), Greek talk show presenter *

Eleni Oikonomopoulou Eleni is a transliteration of the Greek name Ελένη, also written as Helen, Helene: * Eleni (given name), including lists of people with that name * ''Eleni'' (film), 1985 film adaptation of Gage's book, by Peter Yates *, Greek cargo ship in se ...

(1912–1999), Greek artist *

Eleni Ourani Alkis Thrylos (Greek: Άλκης Θρύλος, born Eleni Ourani (Ελένης Ουράνη) in 1896 – December 8, 1971) was a Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, ...

(1896–1971), Greek writer *

Eleni Papadaki Eleni Papadaki (Greek: Ελένη Παπαδάκη, 4 November 1903 – 22 December 1944) was a celebrated Greek stage actress who was murdered during the Dekemvriana events, accused for political reasons by the communists, of having collaborate ...

(1903–1944), Greek stage actress * Eleni Patsiou (born 1971), Greek judoka * Eleni Poimenidou (born 1980), Greek handball player * Eleni Rantou (born 1963), Greek actress * Eleni Skoura (1896-1991), Greek politician * Eleni Stroulia, Greek-Canadian computer scientist * Eleni Tampasi (born 1976), Greek judoka *

Eleni Teloni Eleni Teloni ( el, Ελένη Τελώνη; born December 16, 1964, in Limassol) is a retired female hammer thrower from Cyprus. She set her personal best throw (65.04 metres) on July 24, 2003, at a meet in Athens, Greece. Achievements See also ...

(born 1964), Cypriot hammer thrower * Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, American diplomat *

Eleni Tsaligopoulou Eleni Tsaligopoulou ( el, Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου; born 11 April 1963) is a Greek singer of popular music who, in the course of a 30-year career, has maintained a position as one of her country's best-selling recording artists. Ear ...

(born 1963), Greek singer * Eleni Tzoka (born 1956), Polish singer * Eleni Vakalo (1921-2001), Greek poet, art critic and art historian * Eleni Vasileiou (born 1974), Greek basketball player * Eleni Vitali (born 1954), Greek singer *

Eleni Xenaki Eleni Xenaki ( el, Ελένη Ξενάκη, born 5 July 1997) is a Greek female water polo player. She was part of the Greek team that won the silver medal at the 2018 European Championship in Barcelona and the sixth place at the 2015 World Aqu ...

(born 1997), Greek water polo player *

Eleni Zafeiriou Eleni Zafeiriou ( el, Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens. Filmography In film * '' Bitte ...

(1916–2004), Greek film actress

Fictional characters

*Eleni Andros Cooper, fictional character on the soap opera '' Guiding Light'' *Eleni, fictional vampire in Anne Rice's novel '' The Vampire Lestat'' *Eleni Petraki, fictional character in Victoira Hislop's novel ''The Island'' *Eleni Cooper, mother of Baron George Cooper in the Legends of Tortall novels by Tamora Pierce

Songs about Eleni

*"Anoixe Lenio tin porta" (Lenio open the door,

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: Άνοιξε Λενιώ την πόρτα), traditional *"Eleni" by Thanos Mikroutsikos and Babis Tsikliropoulos, originally sung by Haris Alexiou *"Fevgo, Lenio" (Lenio, I'm leaving, Greek: Φεύγω, Λενιώ) by Spyros Peristeris and Minos Matsas *"I Eleni i zontochira" (Divorcee Eleni, Greek: Η Ελένη η ζωντοχήρα) by Iovan Tsaous, originally sung by Antonis Kalyvopoulos *"I Lenio i koutsobola" (Nosy Lenio, Greek: Η Λενιώ η κουτσομπόλα) by Michalis Genitsaris *"Nitsa-Elenitsa" (Greek: Νίτσα-Ελενίτσα) by Giorgos Mitsakis, originally sung by Stelios Kazantzidis *"To tango tis Elenis" (Eleni's tango, Greek: Το τανγκό της Ελένης) by Antonis Vardis and Vasilis Papakonstantinou *"Eleni" by Nikos Karvelas, originally sung by

Anna Vissi Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...

- later covered by Turkish pop folk singer Hülya Avşar as "Sevdim"