But how do you actually pronounce the 59-year-old’s name correctly? In the past, this was not entirely clear to many.
She had already provided information in 2016 – at the time she was running for Senator of California – with the help of children who explained in a video how to pronounce the first name correctly. Namely: “comma-la”.
In her biography “The Truths We Hold”, published in early 2019, Harris explains that her name means something like “lotus flower” – a special symbol in Indian culture. Her mother came from India, her father immigrated to the USA from Jamaica. They both met in the USA in the 1960s. Harris herself says that India is an important part of her life.
