Naomi

//neɪˈoʊmi// name

name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    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."

  3. 3
    A female given name from Hebrew.
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
  5. 5
    Former name of Napoleonville, Louisiana.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. 10
    An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.

Synonyms

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noemi

Example

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"I met Naomi on my way home and we had a chat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi).

Related phrases

mother in law

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