Barack, related to the Hebrew Baruch, means this
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Baraq [Barack] was the name of the winged horse-like creature... [DOC] [TLE] Language Log: The barrage against "Barack" [PAR] Feb 12, 2007 ... Barack Obama has already faced tiresome media scrutiny about his ... of the 
related Swahili words listed in the entry (kibaraka and tabaruki are also listed).