The girl's name Ilona \i-lo-
na\ is pronounced eye-LOH-nah, eye-LONE-ah. It is of Hungarian and Greek origin, and its meaning is "light". Variant of
Helen. Also carries the connotation of "
beautiful", because of the
beauty of Helen of Troy.
She is usually a possitive, happy-go-lucky girl who loves everything and everyone.
Ilona has 9 variant forms: Elona, Ellona, Elonna, Illona, Ilone, Ilonka, Ilonna, Yllona and Yionna.
Elona is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)