What does Naomi mean?

Naomi means "sweetness, pleasantness"

How do we pronounce Naomi?

Naomi \nao-mi, na-omi\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Naomi is pronounced in English as NayOWMiy or NeyOWMiy 1.

1 Pronunciation for Naomi: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Naomi?

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Naomi is mainly used in the English, German, Hebrew, and Japanese 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 is a widely used name; it has 29 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Naomi used in English include short names for Naemi, nicknames for Naimi, baby name Namy, Naoma meaning and origin, baby name Naome, Naomea name, nicknames for Naomee, meaning of Naomey, Naomia name popularity, Nayomi name, Neomah meaning, nicknames for Niomi, meaning of Noami, baby name Noemi (used in German and Italian too), Noemie name popularity, Noémi name popularity, Noémie name (used in French too), name Noima meaning, Noma pronounciation, name Nomi, what does the name Nyome mean, and short names for Nyomi. The variant spellings Naomie name, Naomy name, and name Neomi are other English forms. Foreign variant forms include the Greek baby name Neoma, the Spanish Noemí meaning of name, the Spanish Nohemi meaning of name, and the Hebrew Noomi pronounciation.

Naomi is of Japanese origin and it can also be predominantly used in the Japanese language. Here, the meaning is 'beautiful correction'. Naomi is a popular baby girl name, and it can also be considered trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s. At the recent height of its usage in 2010, 0.160% of baby girls were given the name Naomi. It was #96 in rank then. Within all girl names in its family, Naomi was the most popular in 2010. Naomi was used 7 times more than the subsequent ranked name, name Noemi, in that year.

The following famous people share the name Naomi:

  • Actress Naomi Watts, born 28 September 1968, Shoreham, England
  • Model Naomi Campbell, born 22 May 1970, London, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Naomi:

Naomie meaning of name (English), name Neomi (English), name Na'ima (Arabic), meaning of Na'imah, Naama meaning of name (Hebrew), baby name Naamah (English), baby name Nacheana, Nacheena meaning and origin, name Naeemah, Nahama name, nicknames for Nahea, nicknames for Naheah, meaning of Nahia, meaning of Nahiah, Nahiya name popularity, nicknames for Nahiyah, name Nai'a (Hawaiian), name Naima origin (Arabic), name Naimah meaning, and Naiyana pronounciation.

The baby name Naomi fun facts:

The name Naomi in reverse order is "Imoan".

The numerological value of the name Naomi is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Naomi?

Naomi is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.21%
20130.20%
20120.19%
20110.18%
20100.18%
20090.17%
20080.15%
20070.14%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames