Naomi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪˈəʊmi/
• IPA^(key): /neɪˈoʊmi/, /ˈneɪəmi/

Etymology 1

From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).

Proper noun

Naomi

1. (biblical) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:20:

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

2. A female given name from Hebrew.
3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
4. A town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.

Translations

Biblical character

• Armenian: Նոյեմի (Noyemi)
• Catalan: Noemí (ca) f, Naomi f
• Danish: No'omi
• Finnish: Noomi
• French: Noémi (fr) f
• German: Noemi (de) f, Noomi f
• Hawaiian: Naomi
• Hebrew: נָעֳמִי f (no'omí)
• Hungarian: Naómi (hu)
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• Italian: Noemi (it) f, Naomi f
• Japanese: ナオミ (Naomi)
• Latin: Noemi f
• Norwegian: No'omi
• Polish: Noemi (pl) f
• Portuguese: Noemi (pt) f
• Russian: Ноеми́нь f (Nojemínʹ), Нао́ми (ru) f (Naómi)
• Spanish: Noemí (es) f
• Swedish: Noomi (sv)

female given name

• Armenian: Նոյեմի (Noyemi)
• Dutch: Naomi (nl), Noemi
• French: Noémie (fr) f
• Hawaiian: Naomi
• Hebrew: נָעֳמִי f (no'omí)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: Noémi (hu)
• Italian: Noemi (it) f, Naomi f
• Japanese: 真実 (ja) (Naomi), 直美 (Naomi), ナオミ (Naomi)
• Portuguese: Noemi (pt) f, Noémia (pt) f (Portugal), Noêmia (pt) f (Brazil)
• Russian: Нао́ми (ru) f (Naómi)
• Spanish: Noemí (es) f

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Proper noun

Naomi

1. A female given name from Japanese.

Anagrams

• Miano, Omani, amino, amino-, amnio, amnio-

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew נָעֳמִי.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnaːˈoː.mi/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Na‧omi

Proper noun

Naomi f

1. Naomi (Biblical figure).
2. a female given name

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Faroese

Proper noun

Naomi f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Naomi: Naomiarson
• daughter of Naomi: Naomiardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Naomi
Accusative	Naomi
Dative	Naomi
Genitive	Naomiar

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnao̯.mi/, [ˈnɐo̯.mi]

Proper noun

1. Naomi (biblical)
2. a female given name originating from the Bible

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. Rōmaji transcription of なおみ

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Naomi.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /naˈjowmi/, [n̪ɐˈjoʊ̯.mɪ]

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈnawmi/, [ˈn̪aʊ̯.mɪ]

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from Japanese