Comments for the name Eleni

I'm not certain about the pronunciation of this name, but I plan on naming my daughter Eleni, spelled "Ellani" to make my preferred pronunciation evident (Ella-Nee).

Pronounced either e-LEN-ee or e-LEN-yee in Modern Greek. [noted -ed]

I like to pronounce this name with an emphasis on the second syllable and giving it an "ay" sound as in lady.

Pronounced EL-en-aye (like eye) in Finnish. I think.

Means 'Light'. It's also my real name, so it makes it totally special. ;)

Love this name but prefer the pronunciation of ee-LANE-EE.

This is my grandmother's name as well as my middle name and we pronounce it A-LEN-E.

The name's Greek and I have a friend who is both Greek and has this name. It is pronounced e-len-ee.

I really like this. It's pretty without being too strange or overly used.

Eleni is also the Welsh word for "this year", pronounced "El-e-nee".

I have a cousin and a great grandmother called Eleni. We're Greek Cypriot and pronounce it El-e-nee.

Eleni is a beautiful name, simple yet elegant, feminine and sweet, it's my daughter's name (we are Greek), we pronounce her name: ee-lei-ni.

I have a friend named Eleni, she prefers the name to be pronounced ee-lay-nee, it's a gorgeous name!

I love this name because it's different without being weird, however to avoid mispronunciations I would spell it either Eleini or Eleyni to make sure people pronounce it the way I like it which is ee-lay-nee.

Eleni is a minor character in Anne Rice's 'The Vampire Lestat', who is a member of the Satanic coven under les Innocents, later to be in the Theatres des Vampires.

I have a friend with these name who is Greek, and she pronounces it uh-LAY-nee.

So, this is not the normal way to pronounce the name, but my wife is Eleni, and when her parents named her, they decided to pronounce it EL-in-eye, as her mother didn't want her to ever be called 'Lenny.'
My wife usually tells people to pronounce it just like the letters: L-N-I. :) We also have friends who named their daughter Eleni with the same pronunciation, though she always goes by 'Ella.'

Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter.

Eleni Englert is an American rower (born 1992 in Oceanside, California).