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

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