Ileana

For the genus of butterfly, see Iliana.

Ileana (also Iliana, Ilijana,Illeana) is a female given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the Hebrew name אליהו (Eliyahu), from which "El" means God and "Yahoo" - is a shortened form of Yahweh, literally meaning "Yahweh is God".

Macedonia

Iliana (Илиана); Ilijana (Илијана) The name day for Iliana is celebrated on August 2nd. On this date, Eastern Orthodox Christianity marks the feast day of Prophet Saint Elijah. The name day is known in Macedonian as Ilinden.

Romania

Liana In Romanian, a hypocoristic for Ileana is Nuţi (from Elenuţa, Ilenuţa).

Spain

Ilean

People

Ileana Lucas, social worker and advocate for others

• 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

• Eliana (name)
• Elena (name)