Gender Masculine
Usage Russian
Scripts Родион(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /rə.dʲɪ.ˈon/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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 Names

DiminutiveRodya

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Name Days

Romania: November 10

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Entry updated December 1, 2024