Oprah's mother misspelled her name at birth -- it was supposed to be Orpah, a biblical name, but it got a little mangled.
"...it was supposed to be Orpah, a biblical name, but it got a little mangled."
I'd say it was an improvement. And I sort of like how she spells it backwards and gets "Harpo Productions", otherwise it would be hapro, lacks the same hollywood cachet, don't you think?