Ilona

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Ilona
GenderFemale
Language(s) Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
Origin
Meaning"As a joy [to someone]" (in Finnish)/As Beautiful as the moon(Latin)
Other names
Variant form(s)Helen, Illona, Ilana, Ileana, Elena, Helena
Nickname(s)Ilonka, Ilike, Ica, Illy, Lo, Lujzi
DerivedTraditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore

Ilona is a Hungarian female name.

In Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Hungarian folklore. [1] [2]

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Its etymology is uncertain, could be Finno-Ugric, but a common theory is that Ilona is cognate of the Greek given name Helen . [3]

Diminutive forms include Ilonka and Ilike.

Ilona is a common name in Finland, [4] where, according to folk etymology, it refers to the Finnish word ilo ("joy") and ilona literally means "as a joy [to someone]". It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland[ citation needed ] (formerly in crown union with Hungary).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Finno-Ugric Mythology in Hungarian Fairy Tales".
  2. "Hungarian Fairies by Theodora Goss: Summer 2006, Journal of Mythic Arts, Endicott Studio". Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Jarvis, Stan (2008). Discovering First Names. Osprey Publishing. p. 58. ISBN   978-0-7478-0383-6.
  4. There are 25,000 women named Ilona in the Finnish Population Register: Name service