# 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