Naomi
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Naomi¹
- /naɪˈəʊmi/ UK
- /ˈneɪəmi/ UK
- /neɪˈoʊmi/ US
Where it comes from
From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).
proper noun
- The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth. And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
- A female given name from Hebrew. Until recently, Naomi Wolf was best known for her 1990s feminist blockbuster The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women, which argued that the tyranny of grooming standards—all that plucking and waxing—was a form of backlash against women’s rights.
- An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
- Former name of Napoleonville, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.
Naomi²
- /naɪˈəʊmi/ UK
- /ˈneɪəmi/ UK
- /neɪˈoʊmi/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).
proper noun
- A female given name from Japanese. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: noemi, jane, lovely, agreeable, charming, pleasing, pleasant, delightful, gracious, attractive, sweet, affable, enjoyable, amiable, congenial, likable
Translations
Talk about this word "Naomi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naomi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Naomi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/naomi "Naomi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/naomi.Cite this
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title = {Naomi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naomi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
