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Rodion is a Slavic masculine given name of Greek origin, which is sometimes shortened to Rod. It may refer to
- Rodion Azarkhin (1931–2007), Russian musician
- Rodion Cămătaru (born 1958), Romanian association football player
- Rodion Davelaar (born 1990), Antillean swimmer
- Rod Dyachenko (born 1983), Russian association football player
- Rodion Gačanin (born 1963), Croatian association football player and coach
- Rodion Kuzmin (1891–1949), Russian mathematician
- Rodion Luka (born 1972), Ukrainian yachtsman
- Rodion Malinovsky (1898–1967), Soviet military commander
- Rodion Markovits (1888–1948), Austro-Hungarian-born writer, journalist and lawyer
- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the fictional protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932), Russian composer and pianist
Usage examples of "rodion".
I venture to add an earnest and, may I say, insistent request that Rodion Romanovich not be present at this general meeting of ours, inasmuch as he offended me in an unparalleled and discourteous way when I visited him yesterday in his illness, and wishing, moreover, to have a necessary and thorough discussion with you of a certain point, concerning which I should like to know your own interpretation.
With that I have the honor of forewarning you beforehand that if, contrary to my request, I do encounter Rodion Romanovich, I shall be obliged to withdraw at once, and in that case you will have only yourself to blame.
I write this with the understanding that Rodion Romanovich, who appeared so ill at the time of my visit, suddenly recovered two hours later, and may therefore be able to leave his room and come to you.
Tell me, then, in precisely what terms did you convey my words in your letter to Rodion Romanovich?
But Rodion Romanovich, my good man, at least listen to the following circumstances.
Imagine, Rodion Romanovich, they found a gingerbread rooster in his pocket: he was walking around dead drunk, yet he remembered the children.
I assure you on my honor, dearest Rodion Romanovich, that you have got me extremely interested.
I was counting on your character, Rodion Romanych, on your character most of all!
One thing leads to another, one thing leads to another, my dear Rodion Romanych!
And so, Rodion Romanych, in this way I reached the outermost pillars, and bumped my head, and then I came to my senses.
And so, Rodion Romanych, why should you be surprised, after all that, if I was playing such tricks with you then?
You surprised me just now, Rodion Romanych, though I knew beforehand that it would be like this.
There are two ways open for Rodion Romanovich: a bullet in the head, or Siberia.
In the prison, already confined for nine months, is exiled convict of the second class Rodion Raskolnikov.
I sat in the shadow by Rodion while the Earthspeaker set them boiling in a pan over the hearth.