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I think that I explained accurately why his name wouldn\'t mean lightening.
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I think that I explained accurately why his name wouldn\\\'t mean lightening.
Edit- I answered my own question- found info [[http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004187.html here]]. It is from Arabic, and the example they give is like the Egyptian leader Mubaarak. Kind of interestingly that Barack and his father spell their names more like a Hebrew transliteration than an Arabic one.
Edit- I answered my own question- found info [[http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004187.html here]]. It is from Arabic, and the example they give is like the Egyptian leader Mubaarak. Kind of interestingly that Barack and his father spell their names more like a Hebrew transliteration than an Arabic one.
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I edited details about Obama\'s name. I only know a bit of Hebrew, but if Barack means blessing in Swahili, then Swahili must share some words with Hebrew (or perhaps Hebrew and Arabic do and Swahili got it from Arabic- I\'m really curious). Baruch means blessed in Hebrew, and I can tell that it\'s the same root for Obama\'s first name.
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I edited details about Obama\\\'s name. I only know a bit of Hebrew, but if Barack means blessing in Swahili, then Swahili must share some words with Hebrew (or perhaps Hebrew and Arabic share the word and and Swahili got it from Arabic- I\\\'m really curious). Baruch means blessed in Hebrew, and I can tell that it\\\'s the same root for Obama\\\'s first name.
