At a Glance: Name: Ilo – Meaning: beauty, splendor – Origin: Estonian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: EE-loh
Ilo is an Estonian boy's name meaning “beauty, splendor”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Ilo
Meaning: Beauty, splendor.
Origin: Estonian.
A common claim: Ilo is sometimes listed as a Scandinavian or Finnish girl's name meaning 'joy'. Actually: Ilo is actually recorded as a male given name in Estonian, coming from 'ilu' (beauty, splendor) - not the similar-sounding Finnish word for joy - and it isn't a Scandinavian name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ilo
Phonetic: EE-loh IPA: /ˈiːloʊ/
Popularity of Ilo
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1888–2024.
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