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 Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Moldova, Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communi ...

(ISO 639-3 code ron)

People

Mononym

Ron (singer) Rosalino Cellamare (born 13 August 1953) better known as Ron, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Dorno, province of Pavia, he debuted under his true name at the 1970 edition of the Sanremo Festival, together with Nada (Italia ...

, Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer

Given name

* Ron (given name)

Surname

Dana Ron Dana Ron Goldreich ( he, דנה רון גולדרייך; b. 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 r ...

(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 Emri Ron ( he, אמרי רון, 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 ...

(born 1936), Israeli politician *

Ivo Ron Ivo Norman Ron Viver (born 16 January 1967 in Guayaquil) is a retired Ecuadorian football (soccer) attacking midfielder. International career He was a member of the Ecuador national football team for four years, and obtained a total number of ...

(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 (born 1981), Mexican actor *Liat Ron, 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