Aristides is a Greek name deriving from the Greek words "Aristos", meaning "Best" and "Eidos" meaning "Species". So the meaning of the name is "The best (person) human kind has to offer". Famous real-life people named Aristides: | Edit. Aristides was an ancient Athenian statesman.
The names Barack and Baraka are Swahili, from an Arabic root meaning "blessing." ... Note that Barack is sometimes confused with the Hebrew name Barak ("lightning").
