Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 Ilona
/il · OH · nah/
Meaning
“Torch or light”
Hungarian and Finnish feminine form of Helen, from Greek 'Helene' meaning torch or light; a core Hungarian name with a history stretching back to medieval queens.
Nicknames
ili
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Elegant in Hungary and Germany; currently undergoing a quiet revival in German-speaking countries.
The cultural moment.
Classic in Hungary for centuries; small revival in Germany since around 2018.