Obama
English
Etymology 1
Corruption of by-name Luo Mobam (“born with a crooked back”), itself from Luo obam (“to lean or bend”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Obama (plural Obamas)
- An African surname from Luo.
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Obamadon, Obamus, Etheostoma obama (spangled darter), Tosanoides obama, Caloplaca obamae (Obama lichen)
Translations
surname
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See also
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Japanese 小浜.
Proper noun
Obama (plural Obamas)
- A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. See Wikipedia:Obama, Fukui.
- A Japanese surname.
- A samurai clan of feudal Japan.
Further reading
- “Obama”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Obama”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Obama”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Obama”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Proper noun
Obama m (proper noun, strong, genitive Obamas)
- the 44th president of the USA; Obama
- Ich mag Obama (nicht).
- I (don't) like Obama.
Further reading
- “Obama” in Duden online
Japanese
Romanization
Obama
Portuguese
Etymology
From Luo.
Proper noun
Obama
- a surname from Luo
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Obama, from Luo [Term?].
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Obama m or f by sense
- A surname in English
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Obama
- a surname from Luo