Ron
[rɒn]Meaning
short form of Ronald; also Hebrew for "song, joy"
Background Story
Ron is a short form of Ronald, made by clipping the longer name. It is also a Hebrew word meaning "song, joy". The name is used in Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian and the Germanic languages, and has the variants Ronnie and Ronny.
Variations
ronald, ronnie
Related Names
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Ronaldo
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Ruairi
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Arnou
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Donn
From Irish donn, meaning 'noble' or 'prince'; also 'the dark one' in Irish mythology.
Eric
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Fraser
From a Scottish surname, originally Norman French de Fresel
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