Oran
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city, port, and province of Algeria.
- 2 A male given name from Irish.
Example
More examples"Which city is more dense: Algiers or Oran?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".
Etymology 2
Anglicized from Old Irish saints' name Odrán, diminutive of odur (“dun, sallow”) (compare Irish Odhrán).