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English word origin

Etymology of Oran

Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

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Source etymology 1

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name

A city, port, and province of Algeria.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

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    },
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Source etymology 2

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name

A male given name from Irish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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