Naomi

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Naomi

1. The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: 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.

Translations

Biblical character

• Armenian: Նոյեմի (Noyemi)
• Danish: No'omi
• Finnish: Noomi
• French: Noémi (fr) f
• German: Noemi (de) f, Noomi f
• Hawaiian: Naomi
• Hebrew: נָעֳמִי f (no'omí)
• Italian: Noemi (it) f, Naomi f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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}}
• 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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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.

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from Japanese