For those who wonder about the real significance of Senator Barack Obama's name:
Barack:
Hussein:
Obama:
All told, Senator Obama seems to be a living embodiment of the name his parents gave him: he has lived a blessed life and seeks to share his blessing; he is beautiful to behold and to listen to - people are drawn to him and inspired when they hear him speak and consider his ideas; and in public life he is flexible and dedicated to leaning where necessary to help uplift others.
I examined my own name and found that it accurately indicates some of my innate tendancies. Curiously enough, both my Luo name and my English name mean the same thing: thoroughness, purification and wonder/curiosity (among other things...) - who'd have thunk? How about you? Do you embody your name's meaning?
Sources: Wikipedia (baraka, baruch, hussein, obama)
Other sources: My mother; multicultural childhood & education including Luo and Kiswahili.
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