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OBAMA
Gender: M
Origin: African; Japanese
Meaning: "bending or leaning; little beach"
The surname of our new president is already being adopted as a first, for girls as well as boys, by admiring parents around the world. And the O beginning even makes it fashionable. Though Barack Obama's name derives from Kenya, Obama is also a Japanese place name and a surname that means "little beach."
Obama is being discussed in our message boards:
- Malia & Sasha
- Names I think are great but can't bring myself to use...
- Hilary/Hillary
- Poll: Goth Names for Spain's First Daughters
- I need a middle name for the boys name Sascha
Read Nameberry blog posts about Obama:
- The O Names
- Presidential Names
- User List: Presidential names
