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 Alasky *

Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' fantasy novel series. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', as the best friend of Harry Pott ...

, 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. Dialects include Bokkos Bokkos is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bokkos at . ...

, 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 Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in ...

(ISO 639-3 code ron)

People

Mononym

* Ron (singer), Rosalino Cellamare (born 1953), Italian singer

Given name

Ron (given name) Ron is a given name. It is mostly used as a shortening of the name Ronald, but is also Hebrew for "joy". People with this name include: People with the name *Ron Atias (born 1995), Israeli taekwondo athlete * Ron Baker (born 1993), American basketb ...

Surname

* Dana Ron (born 1964), Israeli computer scientist and professor * Elaine Ron (1943-2010), American epidemiologist * Emri Ron (born 1936), Israeli politician * Ivo Ron (born 1967), Ecuadorian football player * Jason De Ron (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 Rhongomyniad, or Rhongomiant (variously translated as "Slaying Spear," "Cutting Spear" or "Striking Spear"), was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends. Unlike Arthur’s two other weapons, his sword Caledfwlch and his dagger ...

, 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 Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Ph ...

, ''ron'' in Spanish * Re-open Nominations, a "none of the above" ballot option * Rota Osobogo Naznacheniya (), a 1940s unit of

Russian commando frogmen The Russian commando frogmen (russian: Морской спецназ, Morskoy spetsnaz), informally called "frogmen" in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). ...