Naomi

English

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /neɪˈoʊmi/

• Audio (US):

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Naomi

2. (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.

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

Derived terms

• Naomily

Translations

Biblical character

• Arabic: نُعْمِي (nuʕmī)
• 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)
• Italian: Noemi (it) f, Naomi f
• Japanese: ナオミ (Naomi)
• Latin: Noemi f
• Norwegian: No'omi
• Polish: Noemi (pl) f
• Russian: Ноеми́нь f (Nojemínʹ), Нао́ми (ru) f (Naómi)
• Scottish Gaelic: Naòmi
• 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)
• Hungarian: Noémi (hu)
• Italian: Noemi (it) f, Naomi f
• Japanese: 真実 (ja) (Naomi), 直美 (Naomi), ナオミ (Naomi)
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian: Noêmia (pt) f

  European: Noémia (pt) f

• 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.
   • 2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung and Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.

Anagrams

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

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

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

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnao̯.mi/, [ˈnɐo̯.mi]

Proper noun

Naomi

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.

Japanese

Romanization

Naomi

1. Rōmaji transcription of なおみ

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈomi/ [naˈo.mi]
• Rhymes: -omi
• Syllabification: Na‧o‧mi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Naomi.

Proper noun

Naomi f

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Proper noun

Naomi f

1. a female given name from Japanese

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Naomi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈjowmi/ [n̪ɐˈjoʊ̯.mɪ]
• Rhymes: -owmi
• Syllabification: Na‧o‧mi

Proper noun

Naomi (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌᜓᜏ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnawmi/ [ˈn̪aʊ̯.mɪ]
• Rhymes: -awmi
• Syllabification: Nao‧mi

Proper noun

Naomi (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜏ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. a female given name from Japanese