Eleni is from the Greek Ελένη (Eléni) — Greek form of Helen + foundational from Greek helene (torch, bright light, moon). A modern American baby name in the broader Greek Orthodox heritage aesthetic. Eleni is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek Orthodox heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Saint Helena / Eleni of Constantinople (c. 246-330 CE) — foundational mother of foundational Emperor Constantine the Great + foundational Augusta Imperatrix + foundational pilgrimage to Holy Land c. 326-328 CE + foundational tradition of discovering foundational True Cross at Calvary + foundational founder of foundational Church of the Holy Sepulchre + Church of the Nativity Bethlehem + Church on Mount of Olives + foundational central to foundational Christian veneration + foundational feast day May 21 (with Constantine) + foundational Helena Augusta coinage; foundational Helen of Troy — foundational most beautiful woman in the world + foundational central to foundational Homer's Iliad + foundational launched Trojan War + foundational the face that launched a thousand ships. Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek Orthodox + classical heritage.
Featured throughout Greek heritage.
Eleni reduces to four.