Ileana

Ileana (also Illeana, Iliana) is a female given name of Greek origin, meaning "of Troy." It is derived from the Greek name Helen. It has been adapted for Romanian and Spanish (in Spanish there is also Ilean and in Romanian Liana). The names Ileanne and Yleanne are pronounced /ˌaɪliˈæn/ EYE-lee-AN in English. In Romanian, a hypocoristic for Ileana is Nuţi (from Elenuţa, Ilenuţa). Ileana or Illeana may refer to:

Persons

• Princess Ileana of Romania
• Ileana Beltrán, Cuban judoka
• Ileana Cosânzeana
• Ileana Cotrubaş
• Ileana D'Cruz, South Indian Actress
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American politician
• Ileana Sonnabend
• Illeana Douglas, American actress
• the Societatea Ileana of Alexandru Bogdan-Piteşti
• Ileana Ostropolsky, Spanish-Argentinean diva currently living in Barcelona

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)