Gender Masculine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /ˈoʊ.bə.ˌɹɑn/(American English) /ˈəʊ.bə.ˌɹɒn/(British English) Meaning & History Variant of Auberon. Oberon and Titania are the king and queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.