Naomi

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Hebrew male name Noam (נועם (“pleasantness”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /neɪˈoʊmiː/

Proper noun

Naomi

1. (biblical) The mother-in-law of Ruth.
2. A female given name of biblical origin.

Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version)^[1]: Ruth 1:20:

  And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Translations

biblical character

• Armenian: Նոյեմի (hy) (Noyemi)
• Danish: No'omi (da)
• Finnish: Noomi (fi)
• French: Noémi (fr)
• German: Noemi (de), Noomi (de)
• Hawaiian: Naomi

• Hebrew: נעמי (he) (naómi) f
• Italian: Noemi (it)
• Japanese: ナオミ (ja) (naomi)
• Latin: Noemi (la)
• Norwegian: No'omi (no)
• Spanish: Noemí (es)
• Swedish: Noomi (sv)

female given name

• Armenian: Նոյեմի (hy) (Noyemi)
• Dutch: Naomi (nl), Noemi (nl)
• French: Noémie (fr)
• Hawaiian: Naomi

• Italian: Noemi (it)
• Japanese: 真実 (ja) (Naomi), 直美 (ja) (Naomi)
• Spanish: Noemí (es)

Anagrams

• amino
• Omani

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Hawaiian

Proper noun

Naomi

1. (biblical) Naomi
2. A female given name of biblical origin.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Naomi occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 17 women.

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Japanese

Romanization

Naomi

1. See なおみ