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HelpPeculiar spelling on a sign
I was walking around today and passed by a store.
The sign at the door read "NAHOMY". It took me a few seconds to realize it was Naomi spelled horribly. What do you think? I don't mind Naomi, but this was too much!
The sign at the door read "NAHOMY". It took me a few seconds to realize it was Naomi spelled horribly. What do you think? I don't mind Naomi, but this was too much!
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That's pretty bad. My niece is called Naomy, and that annoys me too. Nahomy is even worse.
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Nah, homie
That's about the extent of my commentary
That's about the extent of my commentary
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Hahah I hadn't thought about that
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I think it looks lovely - I'd rather use Nahomy than Naomi! I wonder if it's a Hispanic variant, perhaps?
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I think it's a made up variant :)
Noemi sounds like the Hispanic variant to me. I like this name much better (the stress falls on the i)
Maybe Nahomy is not that bad, but it did look like too much when I first saw it.
Noemi sounds like the Hispanic variant to me. I like this name much better (the stress falls on the i)
Maybe Nahomy is not that bad, but it did look like too much when I first saw it.
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I did a quick Google check, and under, "Searches related to nahomy," were a number of Nahomy Spanishsurnames. It'd be interesting to find out more about the origin.
I've encountered Nohely before and thought it seemed darling, and as soon as I saw Nohamy I was reminded of it. There's just something I love about them both.
I've encountered Nohely before and thought it seemed darling, and as soon as I saw Nohamy I was reminded of it. There's just something I love about them both.
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It's Hispanic-trendy. Spanish phonetic rules prohibit the use of Y as a vowel, so Nohemy is not a legit Spanish spelling, but it fits right it with trendified South American names (especially Mexico). Y and H are common additions. Hs are always silent in Spanish so you can put it wherever you want without changing the pronunciation. Daihana and Dayana are good examples -- they're tryndee Mexican spellings of Diana. Someone's probably gone all out and used Dayhana, too.
This message was edited 7/26/2015, 1:26 AM
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Oh, I see! That's really interesting, thank you for clearing it up :)
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Oh, that's interesting. I'd never seen it before. In some places people like to add a Y to names, I've seen a few cases on Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean.
I'm not used to it and that is why the spelling seems made up to me. Maybe a Y at the end wouldn't seem so strange to an English-speaking person :)
I'm not used to it and that is why the spelling seems made up to me. Maybe a Y at the end wouldn't seem so strange to an English-speaking person :)
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Haha, yes, it isn't strange at all for me!
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