My understanding is that Barack is a family name from his father's side.
I was being serious. Is it a cultural thing coming out of Alaska? I don't know very much about Alaska or its people.
Are the kind of names in the Palin family common? Does anyone know??
People Magazine interview:
Where do your children's names come from?
Sarah's parents were coaches and the whole family was involved in track and I was an athlete in high school, so with our first-born, I was, like, 'Track!' Bristol is named after Bristol Bay. That's where I grew up, that's where we commercial fish. Willow is a community there in Alaska. And then Piper, you know, there's just not too many Pipers out there and it's a cool name. And Trig is a Norse name for "strength."
