Eleni (given name) explained
| Eleni |
| Gender: | Female |
| Related Names: | Helen, Helene, Elaine |
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.
Eleni may refer to:
People
- Eleni of Ethiopia (died 1522), Ethiopian empress
- Eleni Andriola (born 1986), Greek gymnast
- Eleni Artymata (born 1986), Greek sprinter
- Eleni Avlonitou (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 (born 1980), Greek marathon runner
- Eleni Fotiadou Küreman (1921–2001), Turkish photojournalist of Greek ethnicity
- Eleni Foureira (born 1987), Greek singer and fashion designer
- Eleni Goula (born 1990), Greek water polo player
- Eleni Kapogianni (born 1969), Greek basketball coach
- Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer
- Eleni Kounalakis, 50th Lieutenant Governor of California
- 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 (born 1995), Greek footballer
- Eleni Mavrou (born 1961), Greek Cypriot politician
- Eleni Memetzi (born 1975), Greek volleyball player
- Eleni Menegaki (born 1969), Greek talk show presenter
- Eleni Oikonomopoulou (1912–1999), Greek artist
- Eleni Ourani (1896–1971), Greek writer
- Eleni Papadaki (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 (born 1964), Cypriot hammer thrower
- Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, American diplomat
- Eleni Tsaligopoulou (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 (born 1997), Greek water polo player
- Eleni Zafeiriou (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 Victoria 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, Greek: 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 - later covered by Turkish pop folk singer Hülya Avşar as "Sevdim"
- "Eleni" by Dutch Tol & Tol, based on a book by Nicholas Gage, sung, among others, by Demis Roussos
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