What is the meaning of the name Obama?
Obama is a name from the Luo ethnic group of southwestern Kenya, where Barack Obama Sr. was born. It was originally the given name of Barack Obama’s great-grandfather. It is based on the Luo (technically, Dholuo, the name of the language of the Luo) word bam, which means “crooked, slightly bending” . The prefix O- means “he”, and many Luo male names begin with it. Since most traditional Luo names were given by the baby’s mother referring to something about the child’s birth, the best guess is that when Obama’s great-grandfather was born one of his arms or legs looked slightly bent. It is NOT Arabic, for goodness’ sake. Buzzz…try again. Here’s the right answer… http://islam.about.com/od/us2004election/f/obama.htm Question: What does Barack Obama’s name mean? Email rumors have charged that U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is a practing Muslim, a rumor that has since been proven false. However, Senator Obama does have an unusual name which reflects his African Muslim heritage. A
