Ilona
Ilona is a female name in Finland and Hungary.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "As a joy [to someone]" (in Finnish) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Helen, Illona, Ileana, Elena, Helena |
| Nickname(s) | Ilonka, Ilike, Ica, Illy, Lo |
| Derived | Traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore |
In Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Hungarian folklore.
Its etymology is uncertain, could be Finno-Ugric, but a common theory is that Ilona is cognate of the Greek given name Helen.
Diminutive forms include Ilonka and Ilike.
Ilona is a common name in Finland, where it is considered to refer to the Finnish word ilo ("joy") and ilona literally means "as a joy [to someone]". It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland (formerly in crown union with Hungary).
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