Oran

See also: oran, orán, Orán, órán, and òran

English

Etymology 1

From a Berber term meaning "lion".

Proper noun

Oran

  1. A city and port in Algeria.
Translations

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Oran

  1. A male given name from Irish.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وهران‎, from Berber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ran/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔran
  • Syllabification: O‧ran

Proper noun

Oran m inan

  1. Oran (a city and port in Algeria)

Declension
Declension of Oran
singular
nominative Oran
genitive Oranu
dative Oranowi
accusative Oran
instrumental Oranem
locative Oranie
vocative Oranie

Derived terms
adjective
  • orański
nouns
  • oranka
  • orańczyk

Further reading
  • Oran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Oran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Proper noun

Oran

  1. a male given name
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