Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oran

/ɔɹˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
oran
IPA
/ɔɹˈɑn/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, port, and province of Algeria.

name

A male given name from Irish.

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Etymology

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

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How do you pronounce oran?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɹˈɑn/.
What does oran mean?
A city, port, and province of Algeria.
Where does oran come from?
Ultimately Borrowed from Arabic وَهْرَان (wahrān), from a Berber term meaning "lion".

How to pronounce oran

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