Ileana

Pronunciation: i-lee-AHN-ə (key)

Names related to Ileana: Ana, Iliana, Lea

Variant of Elena, a Spanish form of Helen, which is a cognate of the Greek Helenē, a name derived from ēlē (light).

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Nicknames for Ileana: | Edit: Lea
Ana
Ile (pronounced EEL-ee)
Nuti (Romanian nickname)
Nana
Lily
Illy/Ili/Illie
Leana
Ills
Lana
Ileanita
Ill
Lee
LeLe
Meanings and history of the name Ileana: | Edit: Ileana is both a Romanian and Spanish form of Helen, and means "light".
Famous real-life people named Ileana: | Edit: Princess Ileana of Romania (1909-1991), daughter of Ferdinand I and Marie of Romania.
Ileana Douglas, American actress
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, American congresswoman
Ileana in song, story & screen: | Edit: Ileana Scott, character in the film "Taking Lives", played by Angelina Jolie