Oberon

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/ˈoʊbərɒn/

proper noun

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.

OriginOld French Alberon ← Middle High German Alberich ← Proto-Germanic *rīks →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Auberon

  1. 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.
  2. moonsastronomyThe outermost major moon of Uranus.
  3. A town and local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. operating systemscomputingA general purpose programming language and operating system descended from Modula-2, developed in the late 1980s.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  2. Middle High GermanAlberich
  3. Old FrenchAlberon
  4. EnglishOberon

Earlier Auberon, from Old French Alberon, partial loan translation from Middle High German Alberich, literally ‘elf king, fairy king’, from alp + -rich << Proto-Germanic *rīks.

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Translations

Catalan Oberó
  • Oberómoon of Uranus
French Obéron
  • Obéronmoon of Uranus
German Oberon
  • Oberonmoon of Uranus
Italian Oberon
  • Oberonmoon of Uranus
Japanese オベロン
  • オベロン (Oberon)moon of Uranus
Korean 오베론
  • 오베론 (Oberon)moon of Uranus
Polish Oberon
  • Oberonmoon of Uranus
Russian Оберо́н, Оберо́н
  • Оберо́н (Oberón)moon of Uranus
  • Оберо́н (Oberón)name
Spanish Oberón
  • Oberónmoon of Uranus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BorneoObornebooner
Cite this entry
APA

Oberon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oberon

MLA

“Oberon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oberon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oberon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oberon.

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