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 Ronald Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He is introduced in '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' as a first-year student on his way to the wizarding school Hogwarts. ...

, a character in ''Harry Potter.'' *"Ron", a song by Slint from ''

Tweez ''Tweez'' is the debut studio album by American rock music, rock band Slint and the only studio recording released before their disbandment. It was released on the label Jennifer Hartman Records in 1989 as the only record put out by the label, w ...

'' *RON Party February 1st

Language

Ron language Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the nort ...

, 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) Ron ''( Hebrew: רוֹן)'' is a given name for boys. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald and Cameron, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include: People with the name * Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo at ...

Surname

Dana Ron Dana Ron Goldreich (; born 1964) is a computer scientist, a professor of electrical engineering at the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Prof. Ron is one of the pioneers of research in property testing, and a leading researcher in that area. Professi ...

(born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor *

Elaine Ron Elaine Straus Ron (Hebrew: איליין רון) (1943-November 20, 2010) was an American epidemiologist specializing in radiation and thyroid cancer. She was a senior investigator in the radiation epidemiology branch at the National Cancer Instit ...

(1943-2010), American epidemiologist *

Emri Ron Emri Ron (; 9 September 1936 – 9 November 2013) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1978 and 1984. Biography Born in Mishmar HaEmek during the Mandate era, Ron attended high school in the ...

(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 Mercedes Ron López (born 1 June 1993) is an Argentine-born Spanish author. She is known for the ''Culpables Saga'', a trilogy that became known through Wattpad. The first book of the trilogy, ''Culpa Mía'', was adapted into a movie in 2023. ...

(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 Severe Tropical Cyclone Ron was a powerful tropical cyclone that became the strongest on record to impact Tonga. The system was first noted as a tropical depression, to the northeast of Samoa on January 1, 1998. Over the next day the system grad ...

, a 1998 cyclone in the South Pacific * Rhongomiant, or Ron, King Arthur's lance *

Romanian leu The Romanian leu (, plural lei ; ISO code: RON; numeric code: 946) is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 (, singular: ), a word that also means "money" in the Romanian language. Etymology The name of the currency means "lio ...

(ISO 4217 code: RON), the currency of Romania *" Ron's Piece", a track from the 1986 Jean-Michel Jarre album ''Rendez-Vous'' *

Rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, but today it is produced i ...

, ''ron'' in Spanish * Re-open Nominations, a "none of the above" ballot option * Rota Osobogo Naznacheniya (), a 1940s unit of

Russian commando frogmen The Russian commando frogmen (), informally called "commando frogmen" in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the GRU (Russian Federation), GRU that specialized in amphibious reconnaissance to prepa ...