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)