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 Weasley, a character in ''Harry Potter.''

Language

Ron language Ron (Run; also known as Challa, Chala) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster spoken in Plateau State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Re ...

, spoken in Plat State, Nigeria * Romanian language (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 Elaine Straus Ron (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 Institute. Ron was an advocate for wo ...

(1943-2010), American epidemiologist * Emri Ron (born 1936), Israeli politician * Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player *

Jason De Ron Jason De Ron (born 1973) is a musician from Melbourne, Australia, most notable for being the former guitarist for the death/doom band Paramaecium and co founder and guitarist of the avant garde/progressive metal band Altera Enigma. Biograp ...

(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 '' Muchacha ...

(born 1981), Mexican actor *

Liat Ron Liat Ron ( he, ליאת רון) is an actress,
dancer and dance instructor born to an

, actress, dancer and dance instructor * *Lior Ron (born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician *Michael Ron (born 1932), Israeli fencer *Michael Røn (born 1984), Danish-born Norwegian footballer *Moshe Ron (1925-2001), Israeli materials scientist *Pan Ron, Cambodian singer and songwriter *Ron Ron or Ronald White, American rapper and director *Yuval Ron, Israeli musician

Places

*Ron, Karnataka, a city in India *Røn, a village in Vestre Slidre, Norway *Ron (river, Vietnam)

Science and technology

* Gyrodyne RON Rotorcycle, mid-1950s US helicopter * Remote online notarization, 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, None of the above#Re-open Nominations (RON), a "none of the above" ballot option * Rota Osobogo Naznacheniya (), a 1940s unit of Russian commando frogmen