Eleni
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| Related names | Helen, Helene, Elaine |
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Eleni 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, Nitsa.
Eleni may refer to:
People
- Eleni of Ethiopia (died 1522), Ethiopian empress
- Eleni Andriola (born 1986), Greek gymnast
- Eleni Bakopanos (born 1954), Greek-born Canadian politician
- Eleni Cubitt, Greek-born British film maker
- Eleni Daniilidou (born 1982), Greek tennis player
- Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer
- Eleni Konsolaki, Greek archaeologist
- Eleni Mandell (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
- Eleni Mavrou (born 1961), Greek Cypriot politician
- 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 Tzoka (born 1956), Polish singer
- 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 Victoira Hislop's novel The Island
- Eleni Cooper, mother of Baron George Cooper in the Legends of Tortall novels by Tamora Pierce
Other
- Eleni (book), 1983 memoir by Nicholas Gage
- Eleni (film), 1985 film adaptation of Gage's book, by Peter Yates
- SS Eleni, Greek cargo ship in service 1959–71
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"
See also
- Elaine (disambiguation)
- Elena (disambiguation)
- Ellen (disambiguation)
- Helen (disambiguation)
- Helen (given name)
- Helena (disambiguation)
- Helene (disambiguation)
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