The name of Obama - in the case of Barack Obama is of Luo (East African) origin, not Persian.

Submitted by mieoux (United States), Nov 30, 2008 at 01:38

Obama in Barack Obama's name is from the naming traditions of the Luo people in East Africa where his father comes from, not Persian.

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