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[ 3 syll. nao-mi, na-omi ] The girl name Naomi is pronounced as NeyOWMiy †. 1: Naomi is mainly used in the English and German languages. Its language of origin is Hebrew. Biblical name derived from the word 'noam' meaning sweetness, pleasantness, my delight. The name was borne in the Bible by the mother-in-law of Ruth. It is a traditional Jewish name. Among English speakers, it was taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century; today it is well used outside the Jewish community. Naomi has 22 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Naomi used in English include Naemi, Naimi, Naoma, Noma, Nomi, Nyome, and Nyomi. The variant spellings Naomie, Naomy, and Neomi are other English forms. Foreign variant forms include the name Namy, the name Naome, the name Naomia, the Greek Neoma, the name Niomi, the name Noami, the German and Italian Noemi, the Spanish Noemí, the French Noémie, the Spanish Nohemi, the name Noima, and the Hebrew Noomi. 2: Naomi is of Japanese origin and it is also predominantly used in the Japanese language. Here, the meaning is 'beautiful correction'. Naomi is a popular baby girl name, and it is also considered trendy. At the height of its usage in 1921, 0.154% of baby girls were given the name Naomi. It was #131 in rank then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #118 with a usage of 0.139%, enjoying a minor resurgence in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Naomi was the most popular. Naomi was used 6 times more than the subsequent ranked name, Noemi, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Naomi include Naomie (English), Neomi (English), Na'ima (Arabic), Najia (Arabic), Nayama, Nayana (Indian), Neoma (Greek), Niomi, Nohea (Hawaiian), Nohemi (Spanish), Nuria (Catalan, Hebrew, and Spanish), Nyama, Nyomi (English), Naama (Hebrew), Naima (Arabic), Naimah, Naimi (English), Najwa (Arabic), Nami (Japanese), and Namy. Details of famous persons named Naomi:
† English pronunciation for Naomi: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
