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.

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Eleni may refer to:

• 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

• 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

• "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

• Elaine (disambiguation)
• Elena (disambiguation)
• Eleni (disambiguation)
• Ellen (disambiguation)
• Helen (disambiguation)
• Helen (given name)
• Helena (disambiguation)
• Helene (disambiguation)

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