Ilona
Sign in to saveIlona is a feminine given name used primarily in Hungary and Finland, as well as in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Ilona
- Given name.gender
- Female
- Given name.meaning
- "shining", "joy"
- Given name.language
- Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, German, Czech
- Given name.origin
- Greek (Helenē), via Slavic (Jelena)
- Given name.derived
- Traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Hungarian folklore
- Given name.related names
- Helena, Helen, Elena, Jelena, Ileana, Ilana
- Given name.nickname
- Ilonka, Ilike, Ica, Illy, Lo, Ilka
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- female given name
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- language of work or name
- Dutch
- Commons category
- Ilona (given name)
- native label
- Ilona
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- I450
- Cologne phonetics
- 056
- Caverphone
- ALNA111111
- name day
- December 17
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Ilona is a feminine given name used primarily in Hungary and Finland, as well as in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
The name Ilona is the Hungarian form of the Greek name Helenē (Ἑλένη), which is commonly interpreted to mean “torch,” “light,” or “shining one.” The name likely entered Hungarian through Slavic intermediaries such as Jelena.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.