Ilka

[ˈɪlkə]

Background Story

Ilka is a Hungarian diminutive of Ilona. It is a feminine given name.

Variant of Ilse

Short form of Wilhelmine and of names ending in -elma, such as Anselma

German and dutch diminutive of elisabeth, used independently

Diminutive of Irma

Variant of Adeline, a feminine given name meaning 'noble', of German origin

Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament

From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble"

Recorded as a feminine given name in English; not documented as a word with a meaning

Anglicized form of Ailbhe; feminine form of Alf

Short form of Germanic names beginning with irmin, "whole" or "great"