Eleni (given name)

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