Naomi

Naomi

English

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (UK)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /neɪˈoʊmi/

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 964384981, 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
6. An unincorporatedcommunity in Ohio, United States.
7. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. An unincorporatedcommunity 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) 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) 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/, [ˈnɐo̯mi]

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.

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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

• IPA^(key): /naˈjowmi/, [nɐˈjoʊ̯.mɪ]

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnawmi/, [ˈnaʊ̯.mɪ]

Proper noun

Naomi

1. a female given name from Japanese