''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name '' Helen''. Diminutive forms include ''Ilonka'' and ''Ilike''. Ilona is a common name in Finland,There are 25,000 women named Ilona in the Finnish Population Register
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. It is also common in Latvia, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Poland ( formerly in crown union with Hungary).

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* Archduchess Ilona of Austria (1927-2011) *

Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews is the pen name of Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon, an American husband-and-wife duo who write urban fantasy and romantic fiction together. Early lives Ilona Gordon was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States a ...

, joint pen name of American novelist duo Ilona and Andrew Gordon *

Ilona Csáková Ilona Csáková (born 1 October 1970, Cheb) is a Czech popular singer. She has released ten solo albums, and was the best-selling singer in the Czech Republic in 1998. She also appeared as a judge on reality TV music competition '' Česko hledá ...

(born 1970), Czech pop singer *

Ilona Eibenschütz Ilona Eibenschütz (24 March 1871 in Budapest, Hungary – 21 May 1967 in London, England) was a Hungarian pianist. She received her first instruction in music from her cousin Albert Eibenschütz. Franz Liszt is said to have played at a concer ...

(1872–1967), Hungarian pianist *

Ilona Elek Ilona Elek, known also as Ilona Elek-Schacherer (née “Elek"; May 17, 1907 – July 24, 1988) was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. Elek won more international fencing titles than any other woman.Ilona Fehér Ilona Feher or Ilona Fehér (; 1 December 1901, Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary – January, 1988, Holon, Israel), was one of the representatives of the Hungarian school of violin playing, Hungarian Violin School whose greats are: Joseph B� ...

(1901–1988), Hungarian violinist and teacher * Ilona Gófitz, Hungarian conjoined twin *

Ilona Graenitz Ilona Graenitz (15 March 1943 – 17 July 2022) was an Austrian politician who served in the National Council of Austria and the European Parliament as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. Biography Graenitz was born on 15 Marc ...

(1943–2022), Austrian MP and MEP *

Ilona Gusenbauer Ilona Maria Gusenbauer (née Majdan on 16 September 1947) is a retired Austrian high jumper. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth and third place, respectively. She held the Women's high jump world record progression ...

(born 1947), Austrian high jumper *

Ilona Hlaváčková Ilona Hlaváčková (born March 15, 1977Ilona Hlaváčková
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(born 1977), Czech swimmer * Ilona Jokinen (born 1981), Finnish opera singer, * Ilona Maher (born 1996), American rugby player, 2020 Olympian with the USA Eagles Women's Rugby 7s squad, * Ilona Massey (1910–1974), Hungarian actress * Ilona Mitrecey (born 1993), French singer *

Ilona Novák Ilona Novák (16 May 1925 – 14 March 2019) was a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke and 5th in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 1952 Olympic ...

(born 1925), Hungarian swimmer * Ilona Ostrowska, Polish actress * Ilona Palásti (1924–1991), Hungarian mathematician * Ilona Senderek (born 1988), Polish figure skater * Ilona Slupianek (born 1956), retired world champion shot putter who competed for East Germany * Ilona Staller (born 1951), aka Cicciolina, Hungarian-born Italian porn-star, sometime politician, and singer * Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová (1899–1975), Czech concert pianist and piano teacher * Ilona Szabó de Carvalho (born 1978), Brazilian political scientist * Ilona Szilágyi (before 1455–1497), Hungarian princess consort of Wallachia as the second wife of Vlad III the Impaler * Ilona Tőzsér, Hungarian sprint canoer * Ilona Verley, Canadian drag queen * Ilona Zrínyi (1643–1703), Hungarian-Croatian countess

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