Etymology

Oran

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Today it means: A city, port, and province of Algeria. Full definition →

Arabic وَهْرَان ← Berber
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Oran · proper noun1

  1. Berber · derived from
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromوَهْرَان
  3. English todayOran

Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

Oran · proper noun2

Anglicized from Old Irish saints' name Odrán, diminutive of odur (“dun, sallow”) (compare Irish Odhrán).

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