Ilona

See also: ilona

English

Etymology

From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈləʊnə/
• Rhymes: -əʊnə

Proper noun

Ilona

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Anagrams

• Laino, aloin, anoil

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪlona]

Proper noun

Ilona f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Ilona (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ilona	Ilony
genitive	Ilony	Ilon
dative	Iloně	Ilonám
accusative	Ilonu	Ilony
vocative	Ilono	Ilony
locative	Iloně	Ilonách
instrumental	Ilonou	Ilonami

Related terms

• Elena f
• Helena f

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona at the turn of the 20th century.

Proper noun

Ilona

1. a female given name

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona (“Helen”). By folk etymology confused with Finnish ilona (“as a joy”) as in Tämä lapsi on meille ilona (“This child is a joy to us”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈilonɑ/, [ˈilo̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilonɑ
• Syllabification^(key): I‧lo‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): I‧lo‧na

Proper noun

Ilona

1. a female given name
   • 1987, Kyllikki Kerola, Lauri, poikani Lauri, Kirjapaja, →ISBN:

     "Eikö siitä tullutkaan Ilonaa?" voivottelin hyvin sujuneen synnytyksen jälkeen. Siihen vastasi reipas lääkäri rohkaisevasti: "Tämä poika on varmasti äidilleen ja isälleen ilona."

     "Did she not become an Ilona after all?" I bemoaned after a successful childbirth. The doctor encouragingly replied: "I'm sure this boy is a joy to his mother and father."

Declension

Inflection of Ilona (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		Ilona	Ilonat
genitive		Ilonan	Ilonien Ilonoiden Ilonoitten
partitive		Ilonaa	Ilonia Ilonoita
illative		Ilonaan	Iloniin Ilonoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ilona	Ilonat
accusative	nom.	Ilona	Ilonat
	gen.	Ilonan
genitive		Ilonan	Ilonien Ilonoiden Ilonoitten Ilonojen rare Ilonain rare
partitive		Ilonaa	Ilonia Ilonoita Ilonoja rare
inessive		Ilonassa	Ilonoissa Ilonissa
elative		Ilonasta	Ilonoista Ilonista
illative		Ilonaan	Iloniin Ilonoihin
adessive		Ilonalla	Ilonoilla Ilonilla
ablative		Ilonalta	Ilonoilta Ilonilta
allative		Ilonalle	Ilonoille Ilonille
essive		Ilonana	Ilonoina Ilonina
translative		Ilonaksi	Ilonoiksi Iloniksi
abessive		Ilonatta	Ilonoitta Ilonitta
instructive		—	Ilonoin Ilonin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ilona (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilonani Ilonani accusative nom. Ilonani Ilonani gen. Ilonani genitive Ilonani Ilonieni Ilonoideni Ilonoitteni Ilonojeni rare Ilonaini rare partitive Ilonaani Iloniani Ilonoitani Ilonojani rare inessive Ilonassani Ilonoissani Ilonissani elative Ilonastani Ilonoistani Ilonistani illative Ilonaani Iloniini Ilonoihini adessive Ilonallani Ilonoillani Ilonillani ablative Ilonaltani Ilonoiltani Iloniltani allative Ilonalleni Ilonoilleni Ilonilleni essive Ilonanani Ilonoinani Iloninani translative Ilonakseni Ilonoikseni Ilonikseni abessive Ilonattani Ilonoittani Ilonittani instructive — — comitative — Ilonoineni Ilonineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ilonasi Ilonasi accusative nom. Ilonasi Ilonasi gen. Ilonasi genitive Ilonasi Iloniesi Ilonoidesi Ilonoittesi Ilonojesi rare Ilonaisi rare partitive Ilonaasi Iloniasi Ilonoitasi Ilonojasi rare inessive Ilonassasi Ilonoissasi Ilonissasi elative Ilonastasi Ilonoistasi Ilonistasi illative Ilonaasi Iloniisi Ilonoihisi adessive Ilonallasi Ilonoillasi Ilonillasi ablative Ilonaltasi Ilonoiltasi Iloniltasi allative Ilonallesi Ilonoillesi Ilonillesi essive Ilonanasi Ilonoinasi Iloninasi translative Ilonaksesi Ilonoiksesi Iloniksesi abessive Ilonattasi Ilonoittasi Ilonittasi instructive — — comitative — Ilonoinesi Iloninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilonamme Ilonamme accusative nom. Ilonamme Ilonamme gen. Ilonamme genitive Ilonamme Iloniemme Ilonoidemme Ilonoittemme Ilonojemme rare Ilonaimme rare partitive Ilonaamme Iloniamme Ilonoitamme Ilonojamme rare inessive Ilonassamme Ilonoissamme Ilonissamme elative Ilonastamme Ilonoistamme Ilonistamme illative Ilonaamme Iloniimme Ilonoihimme adessive Ilonallamme Ilonoillamme Ilonillamme ablative Ilonaltamme Ilonoiltamme Iloniltamme allative Ilonallemme Ilonoillemme Ilonillemme essive Ilonanamme Ilonoinamme Iloninamme translative Ilonaksemme Ilonoiksemme Iloniksemme abessive Ilonattamme Ilonoittamme Ilonittamme instructive — — comitative — Ilonoinemme Iloninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ilonanne Ilonanne accusative nom. Ilonanne Ilonanne gen. Ilonanne genitive Ilonanne Ilonienne Ilonoidenne Ilonoittenne Ilonojenne rare Ilonainne rare partitive Ilonaanne Ilonianne Ilonoitanne Ilonojanne rare inessive Ilonassanne Ilonoissanne Ilonissanne elative Ilonastanne Ilonoistanne Ilonistanne illative Ilonaanne Iloniinne Ilonoihinne adessive Ilonallanne Ilonoillanne Ilonillanne ablative Ilonaltanne Ilonoiltanne Iloniltanne allative Ilonallenne Ilonoillenne Ilonillenne essive Ilonananne Ilonoinanne Iloninanne translative Ilonaksenne Ilonoiksenne Iloniksenne abessive Ilonattanne Ilonoittanne Ilonittanne instructive — — comitative — Ilonoinenne Iloninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ilonansa Ilonansa accusative nom. Ilonansa Ilonansa gen. Ilonansa genitive Ilonansa Iloniensa Ilonoidensa Ilonoittensa Ilonojensa rare Ilonainsa rare partitive Ilonaansa Iloniaan Ilonoitaan Iloniansa Ilonoitansa Ilonojaan rare Ilonojansa rare inessive Ilonassaan Ilonassansa Ilonoissaan Ilonissaan Ilonoissansa Ilonissansa elative Ilonastaan Ilonastansa Ilonoistaan Ilonistaan Ilonoistansa Ilonistansa illative Ilonaansa Iloniinsa Ilonoihinsa adessive Ilonallaan Ilonallansa Ilonoillaan Ilonillaan Ilonoillansa Ilonillansa ablative Ilonaltaan Ilonaltansa Ilonoiltaan Iloniltaan Ilonoiltansa Iloniltansa allative Ilonalleen Ilonallensa Ilonoilleen Ilonilleen Ilonoillensa Ilonillensa essive Ilonanaan Ilonanansa Ilonoinaan Iloninaan Ilonoinansa Iloninansa translative Ilonakseen Ilonaksensa Ilonoikseen Ilonikseen Ilonoiksensa Iloniksensa abessive Ilonattaan Ilonattansa Ilonoittaan Ilonittaan Ilonoittansa Ilonittansa instructive — — comitative — Ilonoineen Ilonineen Ilonoinensa Iloninensa

Statistics

• Ilona is the 142^nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,991 female individuals (and as a middle name to 19,701 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• aloin, laoin, olain

German

Etymology

From Hungarian Ilona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈloːna/, (less often) /ˈiːlona/, /ˈɪlona/
• Rhymes: -oːna
• Hyphenation: I‧lo‧na

Proper noun

Ilona f (proper noun, genitive Ilonas or (with an article) Ilona)

1. a female given name, variant of Helene

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈilonɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ilo‧na
• Rhymes: -nɒ

Proper noun

Ilona

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ilona	Ilonák
accusative	Ilonát	Ilonákat
dative	Ilonának	Ilonáknak
instrumental	Ilonával	Ilonákkal
causal-final	Ilonáért	Ilonákért
translative	Ilonává	Ilonákká
terminative	Ilonáig	Ilonákig
essive-formal	Ilonaként	Ilonákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Ilonában	Ilonákban
superessive	Ilonán	Ilonákon
adessive	Ilonánál	Ilonáknál
illative	Ilonába	Ilonákba
sublative	Ilonára	Ilonákra
allative	Ilonához	Ilonákhoz
elative	Ilonából	Ilonákból
delative	Ilonáról	Ilonákról
ablative	Ilonától	Ilonáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Ilonáé	Ilonáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Ilonáéi	Ilonákéi

Possessive forms of Ilona

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Ilonám	Ilonáim
2nd person sing.	Ilonád	Ilonáid
3rd person sing.	Ilonája	Ilonái
1st person plural	Ilonánk	Ilonáink
2nd person plural	Ilonátok	Ilonáitok
3rd person plural	Ilonájuk	Ilonáik

Derived terms

• Ica, Ila, Ili, Ilka, Ilonka (diminutive)

Descendants

• → Czech: Ilona
• → Estonian: Ilona
• → Finnish: Ilona
• → German: Ilona
• → Latvian: Ilona
• → Lithuanian: Ilona
• → Polish: Ilona
• → Russian: Илона (Ilona)
• → Ukrainian: Ілона (Ilona)

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1895. From Hungarian Ilona.

Proper noun

Ilona f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Helēna

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ilona was the only given name of 7526 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Ilona f

1. a female given name