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rona¹

  • /ˈɹəʊnə/ UK
  • /ˈɹoʊnə/ US

Sounds like Rhona · Rhymes with -əʊnə

Where it comes from

A clipping of corona, itself a clipping of coronavirus.

noun 'rona

  1. informal, often, uncountable, with definite article COVID-19. If I caught the rona, I'd make sure I self-isolate for two weeks minimum!

    Similar: corona

Rona²

Where it comes from

Short for Corona.

proper noun

  1. A female given name. "Rona! Corona Mitchell! Corona Margarita! Cuckoo! Where've you gone to?" "Coo—ee!" came in reply from the distance, and presently Rona appeared beckoning vigorously.

Rona³

proper noun

  1. In Māori mythology, a legendary woman who cursed the moon.

Rona⁴

Where it comes from

From Hungarian Róna.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Rona⁵

Where it comes from

Possibly from Old Norse [Term?] (“rough island”). Doublet of Ronay.

proper noun

  1. South Rona, a small inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
  2. North Rona, a small and remote uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

RONA⁶

Where it comes from

Of various abbreviations.

noun RONAs

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of return on net assets

RONA⁷

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian РОНА (RONA), short for Русская освободительная народная армия (Russkaja osvoboditelʹnaja narodnaja armija)

proper noun

  1. historical A Nazi puppet army under the command of the Waffen-SS compromising of Russian defectors

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"rona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rona

Chicago

"rona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rona.

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@misc{rona_2026,
  title = {rona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}