The baby name Oberin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced OH-bə-rin (IPA: /ˈoʊbərɪn/).
The baby name Oberin is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced OH-bə-rin (IPA: /ˈoʊbərɪn/).
Oberin is French, Germanic in Origin.
Oberin is a rare masculine given name, most plausibly a modern variant bridging Oberon and Oberyn. Its roots lead back to Old High German Alberich (alb/alf ‘elf’ + rîhhi ‘ruler, power’), which passed into Old French as Auberon and then English as Oberon. The core meaning is “elf-ruler” or “ruler of the elves,” evoking the otherworldly sovereignty attached to the name in literature.
Medieval French romance (Huon of Bordeaux) introduced the fairy king Auberon, a figure later immortalized as Oberon in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Contemporary fantasy renewed interest through the character Oberyn; Oberin has appeared as a creative respelling in modern name data, though it remains uncommon. Related forms and variants include Oberon, Auberon, Oberyn, Aubrey (a cognate from the same root), and Alberich. Pronunciations vary, commonly OH-bə-rin or OH-beh-rin.
Oberin is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
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