Definition of "Barack"

"What did Marcus call you just now? Some African name, wasn't it?" "Barack." "I thought your name was Barry." "Barack's my given name. My father's name. He was Kenyan." "Does it mean something?" "It means 'Blessed'. In Arabic. My grandfather was a Muslim."

1995, 2004 Barack Obama, Dreams from my Father, Crown Publishers (2004), page 104