Naomi

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UK/naɪˈəʊmi/UK/ˈneɪəmi/US/neɪˈoʊmi/

proper noun

The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

OriginHebrew נָעֳמִי →
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Meanings

Naomi1

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe 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.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ruth 1:20
  2. 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.

    2023 September 12, Helen Lewis, “From Feminist to Right-Wing Conspiracist”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023
  3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
  4. Former name of Napoleonville, Louisiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.

Naomi2

proper noun
  1. 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.

    2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2022

Origin

Naomi · proper noun

  1. Hebrewנָעֳמִי
  2. EnglishNaomi

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

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Naomi · proper noun

  1. Japaneseなおみ
  2. EnglishNaomi

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

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Translations

Arabic نُعْمِي
  • نُعْمِي (nuʕmī)Biblical character
Brazilian Portuguese Noêmia
  • Noêmiafemale given name
Catalan Noemí, Naomi
  • NoemíBiblical character
  • NaomiBiblical character
Danish No'omi
  • No'omiBiblical character
Dutch Naomi, Noemi
  • Naomifemale given name
  • Noemifemale given name
Esperanto Naomi
  • NaomiBiblical character
European Portuguese Noémia
  • Noémiafemale given name
Finnish Noomi
  • NoomiBiblical character
French Noémi, Noémie
  • NoémiBiblical character
  • Noémiefemale given name
German Noemi, Noomi
  • NoemiBiblical character
  • NoomiBiblical character
Hawaiian Naomi, Naomi
  • NaomiBiblical character
  • Naomifemale given name
Hebrew נָעֳמִי, נָעֳמִי
  • נָעֳמִי (no'omí)Biblical character
  • נָעֳמִי (no'omí)female given name
Hungarian Naómi, Noémi
  • NaómiBiblical character
  • Noémifemale given name
Italian Noemi, Naomi
  • NoemiBiblical character
  • NaomiBiblical character
  • Noemifemale given name
  • Naomifemale given name
Japanese ナオミ, 真実
  • ナオミBiblical character
  • 真実female given name
  • 直美female given name
  • ナオミfemale given name
Latin Noemi
  • NoemiBiblical character
Norwegian No'omi
  • No'omiBiblical character
Polish Noemi
  • NoemiBiblical character
Russian Ноеми́нь, Нао́ми
  • Ноеми́нь (Nojemínʹ)Biblical character
  • Нао́ми (Naómi)Biblical character
  • Нао́ми (Naómi)female given name
Scottish Gaelic Naòmi
  • NaòmiBiblical character
Spanish Noemí, Noemí
  • NoemíBiblical character
  • Noemífemale given name
Swedish Noomi
  • NoomiBiblical character

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aminoOmaniMinoaamnioMianoMoinaOinamnomia
Cite this entry
APA

Naomi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naomi

MLA

“Naomi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naomi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Naomi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Naomi.

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