Iliana

ee-lee-AH-nah; ill-ee-AH-nah

Greek, Spanish variation of Helen

"from Ilium or Troy; shining light"

Iliana Origin and Meaning

The name Iliana is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "from Ilium or Troy; shining light".

Iliana is one of the vaguely but usually undefinably international names that have a wide range of spellings and pronunciations. Ilium was the poetic name of the city of Troy, and variations of this name — especially Ileana and Ileanna — have been widely used, projecting a rather bohemian image. The traditional Greek pronunciation would be ee-lee-AH-nah while in English speaking countries, it might be ill-ee-AH-nah.

Iliana Rank in US Top 1000

# 827 in the US

Iliana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2090 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Iliana

• 827 US 2023
• 1868 Nameberry 2023

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Famous People Named Iliana

• Iliana Malinova Iotova Bulgarian MEP
• Iliana Jan Fox (Gaitan) English,born Mexican actress
• Iliana Raeva Sirakova Bulgarian gymnast
• Iliana Naidenova Ivanova Bulgarian member of the Court of Auditors
• Iliana Calabró Argentine actress

The name Iliana in Pop Culture

• Iliana Ghemor character on TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
• Iliana Nikolievna Rasputina aka Magik, one of the X,Men
• Iliana Langerak character in "The Sims 3" computer game