Oberon

American

[oh-buh-ron] / ˈoʊ bəˌrɒn /

noun

(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
Astronomy. one of the five moons of Uranus.

Oberon ¹ British

/ ˈəʊbəˌrɒn /

noun

(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies, husband of Titania

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Oberon ² British

/ ˈəʊbəˌrɒn /

noun

the outermost of the satellites of Uranus

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Kevin Oberon, before swiping the back of her knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

One of the most well-known was the 1939 version starring Merle Oberon as Cathy and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Golden Age film star Merle Oberon comes alive in a new biography, sparked in part by the 2023 news that she was half Asian, a secret she kept all of her life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Joseph kept his eye out for Oberon and Eleanora Marvel, and even scanned quickly for any pictures of his uncle.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

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