# Ilona
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈləʊnə/
* Rhymes: -əʊnə

### Proper noun

Ilona
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### Anagrams

* Laino, aloin, anoil

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɪlona]

### Proper noun

Ilona f
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Elena f
* Helena f

## Estonian
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Ilona
* a female given name

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona. 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: /ˈilonɑ/, [ˈilo̞nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilonɑ
* Hyphenation: I‧lo‧na

### Proper noun

Ilona
* 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

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 149th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,704 female individuals (and as a middle name to 19,128 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* aloin, laoin, olain

## German
### Etymology

From Hungarian Ilona.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Ilona f (proper noun, genitive Ilonas or (with an article) Ilona)
* a female given name, variant of Helene

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈilonɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ilo‧na
* Rhymes: -nɒ

### Proper noun

Ilona
* a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen

#### Derived terms

* Ila, Ili, Ilka, Ilonka (diminutive)

#### Descendants

* → Czech: Ilona
* → Estonian: Ilona
* → Finnish: Ilona
* → German: Ilona
* → Latvian: Ilona
* → Lithuanian: Ilona
* → Polish: Ilona

## Latvian
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Ilona f
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Helēna

### References

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

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Ilona f
* a female given name