Ron is a shortening of the name

Ronald Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...

. Ron or RON may also refer to:

Arts and media

* Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe Alasky *'' Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective'', a manga series * Ron Weasley, a character in ''Harry Potter.'' *"Ron", a song by Slint from '' Tweez'' *RON Party February 1st

Language

* Ron language, spoken in Plat State, Nigeria *

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved fr ...

(ISO 639-3 code ron)

People

Mononym

* Ron (singer), Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer

Given name

* Ron (given name)

Surname

* Dana Ron (born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor * Elaine Ron (1943-2010), American epidemiologist * Emri Ron (1936–2013), Israeli politician * Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player * Jason De Ron (born 1973), Australian musician *

José Ron Édgar José Ron Vásquez (born August 6, 1981), is a Mexican television actor best known for his roles in telenovelas such as '' Juro que te amo'', '' Los exitosos Pérez'', ''La que no podía amar'', '' La mujer del Vendaval'' and '' Muchac ...

(born 1981), Mexican actor * Liat Ron, actress, dancer and dance instructor * Lior Ron (born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician * Mercedes Ron (born 1993), Argentine writer *

Michael Ron Michael Ron (; born 15 August 1932) is a retired Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(born 1932), Israeli fencer *

Michael Røn Michael Alexander Juhl Røn (born 25 July 1984) is a Danish-born Norwegian footballer who play for Kråkerøy. He joined Sparta in 2008, having previously played for Fredrikstad FK in the Norwegian Premier League. Before joining Fredriksta ...

(born 1984), Danish-born Norwegian footballer *

Moshe Ron Moshe Ron (; 1925 in Warsaw, Poland – 2001 in Haifa, Israel) was an Israeli materials scientist which specialized in metal hydrides. Biography Moshe Ron (Zilberman) was born in Poland. His family escaped to USSR before World War II. He star ...

(1925-2001), Israeli materials scientist *

Pan Ron Pen Ran (, ), (c. 1944 – c. 1979) also commonly known as Pan Ron in some Romanized sources intended for English-speaking audiences, was a Cambodian singer and songwriter who was at the height of her popularity in the 1960s and early 1970s. K ...

, Cambodian singer and songwriter *

Ron Ron Ronald White, better known by his stage name Ron Ron, is an American rapper and director. Biography The name "Ron Ron" was given to him by his grandmother as a child. He decided to keep the nickname in her memory. Ron Ron is currently an in ...

or Ronald White, American rapper and director *

Yuval Ron Yuval Ron () is a world music artist, composer, educator, peace activist, and record producer. Notable compositions include music for the Oscar-winning short film '' West Bank Story'' (2007), as well as site-specific commissions for the Getty ...

, Israeli musician

Places

Ron, Karnataka Ron is a taluka headquarters in Gadag district, Karnataka in India. Bhimsen Joshi was born in Ron in his mother’s house. Giraddi Govindraj, R. C. Hiremath (Kannada Scholar), Rajshekhar Bhoosanoormath, B. V. Mallapur (Kannada Scholar) and Alur ...

, a city in India *

Røn Røn is a village in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.The village is located where the Slidrefjorden and the Strondafjorden meet, about south of the village of Slidre. The European route E16 highway runs through the v ...

, a village in Vestre Slidre, Norway

Science and technology

Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle The Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle (originally designated HOG) was a tiny, single-seat helicopter designed under contract for the United States Navy. in the mid-1950s. It later was redesigned for a U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a small personal he ...

, mid-1950s US helicopter *

Remote online notarization An eNotary is a Notary Public who notarizes documents electronically. One of the methods employed by eNotaries is the use of a digital signature and digital notary seal to notarize digital documents and validate with a digital certificate. Al ...

, electronic notarization online * Research Octane Number, a standard measure of the performance of a fuel * Resilient Overlay Network, an Internet application architecture

Other uses

* Cyclone Ron, a 1998 cyclone in the South Pacific * Rhongomiant, or Ron, King Arthur's lance * Romanian leu (ISO 4217 code: RON), the currency of Romania *" Ron's Piece", a track from the 1986 Jean-Michel Jarre album ''Rendez-Vous'' * Rum, ''ron'' in Spanish * Re-open Nominations, a "none of the above" ballot option * Rota Osobogo Naznacheniya (), a 1940s unit of Russian commando frogmen