Ilona - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Ilona \i-lo-na\ is pronounced eye-LOH-nah. It is of Hungarian origin. Variant of Helen (Greek) "light". Also carries the connotation of "beautiful", because of the beauty of Helen of Troy.

Ilona has 9 variant forms: Elona, Ellona, Elonna, Illona, Ilone, Ilonka, Ilonna, Yllona and Yionna.

For more information, see also the related name Alona.

Baby names that sound like Ilona are Ilana and Ilena.

Ilona is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ilona. Click here to compare Ilona with related baby names.