oprah/ˈəʊpɹə/EtymologyFrom Oprah Winfrey, a very influential talk show host, originally named Orpah after the Biblical figure, via metathesis.oprah means A female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Orpah. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.nameA female given name from Hebrew, of modern usage, variant of Orpah.The Oprah Winfrey Show, a popular long-running U.S. television talk show (1986–2011).“He was on Oprah recently to talk about his new book.”verbTo feature on The Oprah Winfrey Show.“Suddenly it seemed as if [Cormac] McCarthy was the most famous writer in America: profiled, reappraised, gossiped about, Oprah'd, but, most importantly, read.”