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No, but you're not too far off. Obama's first name stems from a Semitic root, and it means "the one who's blessed by God" in Swahili. Hear him explain so himself at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGGIHqIoP2k (0:40-0:43). This word is cognate to the Hebrew word "Beracha"="a blessing" ("Meborach"="blessed").

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