Etymology

rona

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Hungarian Róna
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rona · noun1

A clipping of corona, itself a clipping of coronavirus.

Rona · proper noun2

Short for Corona.

Rona · proper noun3

  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromRóna
  2. English todayRona

From Hungarian Róna.

Rona · proper noun4

  1. Old Norse · derived from[Term?]“rough island”
  2. English todayRona

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

RONA · noun5

Of various abbreviations.

RONA · proper noun6

  1. Russian · borrowed fromРОНА
  2. English todayRONA

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

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