Rona, RONA or Róna may refer to:

Places

* Rona (Kristiansand), a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway * Rona (river), a river in Maramureș County, Romania *

Rona, Bellevue Hill ''Rona'' is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The house is listed on the (now defunct) Australian Register of the National Estate and is listed on the Municipality of Woollahra local government ...

, 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''), Cuceu ( ...

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 Rona de Sus ( hu, Felsőróna; german: Oberrohnen; uk, Bишня Рівня; rue, Вишня Руна) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (''Rónaszék''; ''Rohnen''; Коштіль) ...

, communes in Maramureș County, Romania *

North Rona Rona ( gd, Rònaigh) is a remote, uninhabited Scottish island in the North Atlantic. Rona is often referred to as North Rona to distinguish it from South Rona (another small island, in the Inner Hebrides). It has an area of and a maximum elevat ...

, a Scottish island in the North Atlantic * South Rona, 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 of ...

* 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 (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), several people * Rona Hartner (born 1973), Romanian actress, painter and singer * Rona Hurley (1897–1985), New Zealand tobacco grower and buyer * Rona Jaffe, (1931–2005), American novelist ** Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, awarded annually since 1995 to beginning women writers * Rona Kenan (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 (born 1936), Scottish piper and singer * Rona Mackay (active from 2016), Scottish politician * Rona McKenzie (1922-1999), New Zealand female cricketer * Rona McLeod (active 1990s), Australian TV actress * Rhona Mitra (born 1975), English actress, model and singer *

Rona Moss-Morris Rona Moss-Morris is Head of Health Psychology and Chair in Psychology as Applied to Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Her research investigates long-term, medically unexplained disorders such as chronic fatigue syndr ...

(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 Rona Pondick (born April 18, 1952) is an American sculptor. She lives and works in New York City. Using the language of the body in her sculpture, in both a literal and a metaphorical sense, has been of interest to Pondick since the beginnings of ...

(born 1952), American sculptor *

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 non-fiction books, under the pseudonym of Rona Randall from 1942 to 2001. She also ...

(born 1911), British writer *

Rona Robinson Rona Robinson (26 June 1884 – 7 April 1962) was the first woman in the United Kingdom to gain a first-class degree in chemistry and one of the first documented female industrial chemists. She was also a British suffragette and paid member o ...

, 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 Le ...

(1921–1996), Turkish film actress * András Róna-Tas (born 1931), Hungarian historian and linguist *

Andrew Rona Andrew Rona (born July 1971) is an American film producer and movie executive. The most popular of his films include '' Non-Stop'', '' Project X'', '' Equilibrium'', ''Scream'' and ''Scary Movie''. Early life and education Rona was born in New ...

(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

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from 2010 *

Jaroslav Róna Jaroslav Róna (born 27 April 1957 in Prague-Letná) is a Czech-Jewish sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer. Works *Franz Kafka - bronze statue on Dušní Street ( Holy Spirit Street), historic Jewish Quarter, Prague; inspired by the ...

(born 1957), Czech sculptor, painter, actor, educator, and writer * Jeff Rona (born 1957), American film composer * József Róna (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 ''

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'' *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 tra ...

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

Other uses

Cyclone Rona Severe Tropical Cyclone Rona (JTWC designation: 20P) and Severe Tropical Cyclone Frank (JTWC designation: 22P; RSMC Nadi designation: 16F) were a pair of tropical cyclones that affected Queensland and New Caledonia during the 1998–99 Australian ...