Rodion

Russian from Greek

"song of the hero"

Rodion Origin and Meaning

The name Rodion is a boy's name of Greek, Russian origin meaning "song of the hero".

Well used in Russia, this is a distinctive and undiscovered choice here. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is the fictional protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoyevsky.

Popularity of the name Rodion

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Famous People Named Rodion

• Rodion Gorun Cămătaru Romanian footballer
• Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin Russian composer
• Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky Russian military commander
• Rodion Davelaar Antillean Olympic swimmer
• Rodion Luka Ukrainian Olympic sailor
• Rodion Markovits Austro,Hungarian novelist
• Rodion Mikhaylovich Azarkhin Russian double,bassist and composer

The name Rodion in Pop Culture

• Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment"
• Rodians were created for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. They were green skinned humanoids native to the planet Rodia, most famous Greedo the bounty hunter.