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 ''Lucky Stiff'' is a musical farce. It was the first collaboration for the team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel ''The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo'' by Michael Butterwo ...

'' 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 Lior Ron (born December 12, 1982) is an Israeli–American entrepreneur and music composer based in Los Angeles. His debut feature score was for the 2012 animated biopic "Pablo" (Jeff Bridges, Andy Garcia, Jon Voight), which premiered at the Ro ...

(born 1982), Israeli-American film and trailer composer and musician *

Michael Ron Michael Ron ( he, מיכאל רון; 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 ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as ...

(born 1932), Israeli fencer *

Michael Røn Michael Alexander Juhl Røn (born 25 July 1984 in Århus) 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 Fredri ...

(born 1984), Danish-born Norwegian footballer *

Moshe Ron Moshe Ron (1925 in Warsaw, Poland – 2001 in Haifa, Israel) is an Israeli materials scientist, specializing in metal hydrides. Biography Moshe Ron (Zilberman) was born in Poland. His family escaped to USSR before World War II. He started his a ...

(1925-2001), Israeli materials scientist *

Pan Ron Pen Ran ( km, ប៉ែន រ៉ន, ), (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 th ...

, 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 inde ...

or Ronald White, American rapper and director * Yuval Ron, Israeli musician

Places

Ron, Karnataka Ron is a taluka headquarters in Gadag district, Karnataka in India. Of historical importance, the town was termed ''Dronapur'' in ancient times. The temples are believed to be constructed by the ancient architect and warrior-priest Dronacharya. ...

, 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 villag ...

, a village in Vestre Slidre, Norway *

Ron (river, Vietnam) Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. 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 A ...

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. Also ...

, electronic notarization online *

Research Octane Number An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an internal combustion engine without detonating. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. ...

, a standard measure of the performance of a fuel *

Resilient Overlay Network An overlay network is a computer network that is layered on top of another network. Structure Nodes in the overlay network can be thought of as being connected by virtual or logical links, each of which corresponds to a path, perhaps through m ...

, an Internet application architecture

Other uses

Cyclone Ron Severe Tropical Cyclone Ron was the strongest tropical cyclone 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 gradually developed further ...

, 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 means "money" in Romanian. Etymology The name of the currency means "lion", and is derive ...

(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