Oban

See also: oban, Òban, and ōban

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Òban, from òban (“little bay”), diminutive of òb (“bay”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊbən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊbən/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈoːbən/

Proper noun

Oban

1. A town in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM8530).
2. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A rural area of the Armidale Region, New South Wales, Australia.
4. The main settlement on Stewart Island, New Zealand, also known as Halfmoon Bay.

Translations

town in Argyll

• Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban m

main settlement on Stewart Island

Anagrams

• AONB, Abon, Bano, Bona, baon, bona