Oberon
OH-bur-on
Germanic/French
Boy
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Noble bear; Elf king
- Origin
- Germanic/French
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Oberon does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Noble bear; Elf king", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Oberon.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
- Spiritual meaning
- Oberon blends nobility with strength — the boldness of the righteous combined with the dignity of royal priesthood.
- Verses on this meaning
- 1 Peter 2:9
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people."
- Proverbs 28:1
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
- 1 Peter 2:9