Rona, RONA or Róna may refer to:

Places

Rona (Kristiansand) Rona is a neighborhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the Oddernes borough and the district of Søm. The neighbourhood is next to European route E18, and spans the ''Indre Rona'' strait between ''Drangsvatna'' ...

, a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway * Rona (river), a river in Maramureș County, Romania * Rona, Bellevue Hill, a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill * Rona, Switzerland, a village *Rona, a village in

Jibou Jibou (; hu, Zsibó ; german: Siben; yi, זשיבוי) is a town in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2011 it had a population of 10,407. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona ( Hungarian: ''Szilágyróna''), Cuce ...

town, Sălaj County, Romania *Rona, a peninsula/island of the Isle of May in Scotland *

Rona de Jos Rona de Jos ( hu, Alsóróna) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine ...

and Rona de Sus, communes in Maramureș County, Romania * North Rona, a Scottish island in the North Atlantic *

South Rona Rona ( gd, Rònaigh), sometimes called South Rona to distinguish it from North Rona (a small uninhabited island to the northwest of Cape Wrath), is an inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides. It lies between the Sound of Raasay and the Inner So ...

, a Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides * Tinizong-Rona, a Swiss municipality

People

Given name

*Rona, a diminutive of the Russian male given name

Aaron According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek ( Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother ...

* Rona Ambrose (born 1969), former interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons * Rona Anderson (1926–2013), Scottish stage, film, and television actress * Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist and businesswoman *

Rona Coleman Rona Coleman is a former actress, best known for appearing in soap opera '' Sons and Daughters'' for a 210-episode run from 1984 to 1985. As Heather O'Brien, she was the wife of Mike O'Brien, played by Ken James, and mother to two children, K ...

(active from 1970s), Australian actress * Rona Dougall (born late 1960s), Scottish broadcast journalist and television presenter *

Rona Elliot Rona Elliot (born February 22, 1947) is an American music journalist and interviewer of television, radio, and print. She was the first news anchor on music channel VH1 and music correspondent for NBC's '' Today'' show for ten years. Early life a ...

(born 1947), American music journalist *

Rona Fairhead Rona Alison Fairhead, Baroness Fairhead (''née'' Haig; born 28 August 1961) is a Conservative life peer and businesswoman. She served as Minister of State at the Department for International Trade from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, she was the ...

, (born 1961), British businesswoman and chairwoman of the BBC Trust *

Rona Green (disambiguation) Rona Green may refer to: * Rona Green (artist), Australian artist * Rona Randall Rona Shambrook, ''née'' ''Green'' (born 16 June 1911, date of death unknown), was a British writer of over 50 Gothic fiction, gothic and romance novels, and some ...

, several people * Rona Hartner (born 1973), Romanian actress, painter and singer *

Rona Hurley Rona Marjory Hurley (née Hamilton, 2 October 1897 – 11 June 1985) was a New Zealand tobacco grower and buyer. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngati Porou and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui iwi. She was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, on 2 ...

(1897–1985), New Zealand tobacco grower and buyer *

Rona Jaffe Rona Jaffe (June 12, 1931 – December 30, 2005) was an American novelist who published numerous works from 1958 to 2003. During the 1960s, she also wrote cultural pieces for '' Cosmopolitan''. Biography Jaffe was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1 ...

, (1931–2005), American novelist **

Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award was an award given annually to beginning women writers. Established in 1995 by American author Rona Jaffe, the Foundation offers grants to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The award w ...

, awarded annually since 1995 to beginning women writers *

Rona Kenan Rona (Aharona) Rachel Kenan ( he, רונה קינן, born 26 July 1979) is an Israeli singer-songwriter. Biography Kenan was born on 26 July 1979. Her father is the late Amos Kenan and her mother is the scholar Nurith Gertz. She was attracted t ...

(born 1979), Israeli singer/songwriter *

Rona E. Kramer Rona E. Kramer is an American politician from Maryland, a member of the Democratic Party, and a former member of the Maryland State Senate. She finished serving her 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 14 in M ...

(born 1954), American politician from Maryland *

Rona Lightfoot Rona Lightfoot (; born 17 April 1936) is a Scottish bagpiper and singer. Life Lightfoot was born on 17 April 1936 on South Uist to a family rich in pipers, and her first music lessons came from her parents, before she was taught by her uncle Angu ...

(born 1936), Scottish piper and singer *

Rona Mackay Rona Mackay is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsden since the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May 2016. Background Prior to being elected, she ...

(active from 2016), Scottish politician *

Rona McKenzie Rona Una McKenzie (20 August 1922 – 24 July 1999) was a New Zealand cricketer, and was the first Maori to captain the New Zealand women's cricket team. She played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm medium. She a ...

(1922-1999), New Zealand female cricketer *

Rona McLeod Rona McLeod is an Australian actress, noted for her television appearances. She appeared as pregnant inmate Jeannie Stanton in ''Prisoner'', had a recurring role in '' Neighbours'' during 1990 and 1991 as Felicity Brent, completely unrecognisa ...

(active 1990s), Australian TV actress *

Rhona Mitra Rhona is the name of: * Rhona Adair (1878–1961), British golf champion * Rhona Bennett (born 1976), American singer, actress and model * Rhona Brankin (born 1950), Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament * Rhona ...

(born 1975), English actress, model and singer * Rona Moss-Morris (born before 2006), South African-born academic psychologist * Rona Munro (born 1959), Scottish writer *

Rona Murray Rona Jean Murray (born February 10, 1924 London, England - died July 9, 2003 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) was a Canadian poet. Life Murray spent her early childhood in India where her father commanded a Gurkha regiment. When she was eight y ...

(1924-2003), Canadian poet * Rona Nishliu (born 1986), Kosovo-Albanian singer and radio presenter * Rona Pondick (born 1952), American sculptor * Rona Randall (born 1911), British writer * Rona Robinson, British suffragette who in 1905 was the first woman in the United Kingdom to gain a first-class degree in chemistry * Rona Rupert (1934–1995), South African author * Rona Shapiro (born before 1990), American rabbi, the first female rabbi to head a Conservative synagogue in Cleveland * Rona Stevenson (1911–1988), New Zealand politician * Rona Tong (born 1915/16), New Zealand track and field athlete who competed at the 1938 British Empire Games *

Rona Yefman Rona Yefman ( he, רונה יפמן) is an Israeli artist based in New York City working in Photography, Video and Installation. Her work explores issues of identity - mainly gender identity - focusing and collaborating with individuals who have u ...

(born 1972), Israeli artist based in New York City

Surname

Aliye Rona Aliye Rona (née Dilligil; 14 October 1921 – 27 August 1996) was a Turkish film actress starring in more than 130 movies, mostly of drama and romance genre, from 1947 until her death. She was born in Daraa, French Mandate for Syria and the L ...

(1921–1996), Turkish film actress * András Róna-Tas (born 1931), Hungarian historian and linguist * Andrew Rona (born 1971), American film producer and movie executive * Curtis Rona (born 1992), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer * Elizabeth Rona (1890-1981), Hungarian nuclear chemist * Giannarigo Rona (born 1940), Italian bridge player and administrator, president of the

World Bridge Federation The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigiou ...

from 2010 * Jaroslav Róna (born 1957), Czech sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer * Jeff Rona (born 1957), American film composer *

József Róna József Róna (1 February 1861, Lovasberény – 31 December 1939, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. Biography Róna's best known wood carving, ''Joseph and Potiphar's Wife'', also won him the Gold Prize. His major sculptu ...

(1861-1939), Hungarian sculptor and artist *

Peter A. Rona Peter Arnold Rona (August 17, 1934 – February 20, 2014) was an American oceanographer. He was also a professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Rutgers University. Early years and college Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Rona collected rocks ...

(1934-2014), American oceanographer *

Thomas P. Rona Thomas P. Rona (1923–1997) was a 1980s era science advisor to the Defense Department and the White House under Presidents Reagan and Bush. Born on January 7, 1923, in Budapest, Hungary, Rona graduated from École supérieure d'électricité in ...

(1923–1997), American science adviser to the Defense Department and the White House under Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush

In fiction and mythology

* Rona (''Ojamajo Doremi''), a fictional character in the Japanese anime series ''Ojamajo Doremi'' *Rona, a minor character on the American television program '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *Rona, a legendary Maori woman who cursed the moon, whose legend is intertwined with that of the ''

Myoporum laetum ''Myoporum laetum'', commonly known as ngaio or mousehole tree is a plant in the family Scrophulariaceae endemic to New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands. It is a fast growing shrub, readily distinguished from others in the genus by the t ...

'' tree *Rona, a character in the anime series ''

Endro! is a Japanese original anime television series by Studio Gokumi. The series aired in Japan between January and March 2019, and a manga adaptation was serialized from August 9, 2018 to February 15, 2019. The anime series is licensed in North Am ...

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