78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Russian Scripts Родион(Russian) Pronounced Pron. /rə.dʲɪ.ˈon/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Russian form of Ῥοδίων (Rhodion), a short form of Herodion, referring to Saint Herodion of Patras. A famous fictional bearer is Rodion Raskolnikov, the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment (1866). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveRodya People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Name DaysName Days? Romania: November 10 Categories music, Ukrainian Olympians