What other names are there for the oboe?

Question: What other names are there for the oboe!?

People in my school always mistaken my instrument oboe hobo and it annoys me so much!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Many call it woodwind flute!. At least that is the name generally used in many stores!.
One mostly used is English Horn!. This is the alto oboe!.

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Wow, I'm an oboe music major in college and never had that problem ever!. You live around to many juveniles Www@QuestionHome@Com

In French, it's called "hautbois" (o-BWAH) but British English speakers pronounce that as (OH boy)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, you know the bassoon used to be called "fagotto", meaning "bundle of sticks!."

Since the oboe is the little sibling of the bassoon, I guess you can call it "little fagotto" !
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