Oberon

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Pronounced： [ O-bər-ahn (English) ]
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Usage：Literature

Meaning & History：

Variant of AUBERON. Oberon was the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.

AUBERON male English (Rare)

Norman French derivative of a Germanic name, probably ALBERICH.

ALBERICH male Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology

Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and ric "power". Alberich was the name of the sorcerer king of the dwarfs in Germanic mythology. He also appears in the 'Nibelungenlied' as a dwarf who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen.

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OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Alberich

ANGLO-SAXON: Ælfric

ENGLISH: Auberon, Aubree, Aubrey, Aubrie, Avery

GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Alberic, Alberich

ITALIAN: Alberico

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Elric