''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

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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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* 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 State ...

, 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 (1872–1967), Hungarian pianist * Ilona Elek (1907–1988), Hungarian world and Olympic champion saber fencer * Ilona Fehér (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 (born 1947), Austrian high jumper * Ilona Hlaváčková (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 (born 1925), Hungarian swimmer * Ilona Ostrowska, Polish actress *

Ilona Palásti Ilona Palásti (1924–1991) was a Hungarian mathematician who worked at the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics. She is known for her research in discrete geometry, geometric probability, and the theory of random graphs. With Alfréd Rényi ...

(1924–1991), Hungarian mathematician * Ilona Senderek (born 1988), Polish figure skater *

Ilona Slupianek Ilona Longo (née Schoknecht, divorced Briesenick and Slupianek; born 24 September 1956) is a German former shot putter who represented East Germany. As Ilona Slupianek, she won the 1980 Olympic title in Moscow and won European titles in 1978 and ...

(born 1956), retired world champion shot putter who competed for East Germany *

Ilona Staller Ilona Staller (born 26 November 1951), widely known by her stage name Cicciolina ("little chubby one"), is a Hungarian-Italian former porn star, politician, and singer. Early life Ilona was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her father, László Stal ...

(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 Ilona Szabó de Carvalho (born May 31, 1978) is a Brazilian political scientist , and civic entrepreneur, co-founder and executive director of the Igarapé Institute. Since its founding in 2011, the Institute has developed pioneering research ...

(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 Countess Ilona Zrínyi (Croatian: ''Jelena Zrinska'', Hungarian: ''Zrínyi Ilona'') (1643, Ozalj – 18 February 1703, Izmit) was a noblewoman and heroine. She was one of the last surviving members of the Croatian-Hungarian Zrinski/Zríny ...

(1643–1703), Hungarian-Croatian countess

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