"Oberon" meaning in English

See Oberon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈoʊbərɒn/ Forms: Auberon [alternative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Alberon}} Old French Alberon, {{der|en|gmh|Alberich}} Middle High German Alberich, {{der|en|gem-pro|*rīks}} Proto-Germanic *rīks Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oberon
  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.
    Sense id: en-Oberon-en-name-WFb50O3e Categories (other): William Shakespeare Disambiguation of William Shakespeare: 66 4 13 11 5
  2. (astronomy, moons) The outermost major moon of Uranus. Categories (place): Moons of Uranus Translations (moon of Uranus): Obéron (French), Oberon [masculine] (German), Oberon (Italian), オベロン (Oberon) (Japanese), ओबेरॉन (oberŏn) [masculine] (Marathi), Oberon [masculine] (Polish), Оберо́н (Oberón) [masculine] (Russian), Oberón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Oberon-en-name-8iyGXmxj Disambiguation of Moons of Uranus: 3 64 18 6 8 Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Uranus': 1 84 5 5 4
  3. A town in New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales, Australia
    Sense id: en-Oberon-en-name-763QjJpN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Fictional characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 52 4 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 7 63 1 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 6 50 9 15 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 59 6 15 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 7 63 1 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 7 64 2 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 7 61 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 9 51 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 11 9 51 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 8 61 2 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 6 68 2 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 6 69 1 18 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 27 4 54 1 14
  4. A city and town in North Dakota. Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in North Dakota, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Oberon-en-name-vmRFT5n-
  5. (computing, operating systems) A general purpose programming language and operating system descended from Modula-2, developed in the late 1980s.
    Sense id: en-Oberon-en-name-brgCR2bR Categories (other): Computing, Software Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Oberonian Translations (name): ओबेरॉन (oberŏn) (Marathi), Оберо́н (Oberón) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'name': 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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