oprah

O-prah · proper noun

imported

Definitions

proper noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name, most famously associated with Oprah Winfrey, an American media executive, talk show host, actress, and philanthropist.

Related words

See also: celebrity, television

Etymology

A variant of the Biblical name Orpah, from Hebrew, appearing in the Book of Ruth. Oprah Winfrey's name was originally intended to be "Orpah" but was misspelled on her birth certificate.