Ileana D'Cruz is an Indian-Portuguese actress who predominantly appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2006 with Telugu-language film Devadasu, which was a commercial success and won her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South.
Because Ileana is from Helen, the Romanian name day for Ileana is May 21. Saint Helena/Helen of Constantinople's feast day in the Orthodox Christian Church is May 21.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is an American politician. She is a US Representative for Florida's 18th congressional district.
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I have a friend who has a niece named Ileana (though I do not remember if she spelled it this way). I've never met the kid, so I have no idea what she is like, but I loved the name every since I first heard it. It's uncommon but not too out there and 100% feminine without being overly frilly. Plus I like how it's four syllables but only six letters. While I do find the pronunciation gorgeous, I'm not so sure about the spelling. The I followed by the L could be mistaken for two I's and "I" names generally don't look so nice in certain fonts (I'm probably crazy for obsessing over something so minor). I guess you could spell it Eliana, but I would pronounce that differently.
I have a great friend named Iliana, pronounced il-ee-AU-nau as well. I think it's nice because you can picture a young girl with this name, AND a grown woman. Both times you can carry this name with pride.
American actress Illeana (with two "l"s) Douglas bears this name. I remember her most vividly as the kooky character in "Stir of Echoes" that hypnotizes Kevin Bacon, opening him up to all manner of extra sensory spookiness.