Oberon

See also: Oberón

English

Alternative forms

(literal character): Auberon

Etymology

Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’.

Proper noun

Oberon

A fictional character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the king of the fairies, appearing for example in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus.
A town in New South Wales, Australia.
A city/town in North Dakota.

Derived terms

Oberonian

Translations

name

Russian: Оберо́н m (Oberón)

moon of Uranus

French: Obéron (fr)
German: Oberon m
Italian: Oberon

Russian: Оберо́н m (Oberón)
Spanish: Oberón

Anagrams

Borneo, booner

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