Comments for NAOMI (1):

This name is pronounced nah-oh-mi in Hebrew.

-- Miss Claire  12/5/2004

Well known bearer: model Naomi Campbell (b. 1970).

-- alberto  12/10/2004

A nickname in Hebrew for Naomi is Nomi, meaning little Naomi. Nomika is an nickname meaning little Naomi also.

-- ecktogamut  2/17/2005

I have found that the most common nicknames given to 'Naomi' are Nay (the first syllable) and Nomes (pronounce as in "gnomes"). Also, that young children tend to call/pronounce Naomi "Nomi".

-- nafer1  5/18/2005

Someone left a comment that people with the name Naomi tend to get the nickname Nay and little kids call them Nomi which is so true because my name is Naomi and people do that to me. I always get called Nay and all the little kids in the family and out call me Nomi.

-- Nayy x3  6/14/2005

I am called Naomi and my nicknames are either Nay, Nao or Nomi. I prefer Nao out of them all.

-- naomi88  10/18/2005

I was once told that the Hebrew roots of Naomi meant "Joy of Jehovah" rather than simply "pleastantness" but I don't know where that person got their information from.

-- krmnky  12/3/2005

Actress Naomi Watts is another famous bearer.

-- Anonymous User  12/19/2005

I love this name. Very pretty and delicate.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

You can also pronounce it like Ni-omi/Ni-omee.

-- Anonymous User  5/4/2006

Naomi sounds like a very sexy name to me! Not only sexy but like she would be a loyal person too!

-- Anonymous User  6/22/2006

I cannot believe anyone has not said this. Naomi backwards is 'I moan'. Maybe I have my mind in the gutter but...

-- whitedotblackdot  7/3/2006

Whitedotblackdot has a point. If I name my kid Naomi, I hope no one will look at it backwards.

-- jmd27  12/11/2006

Love this name so much I named my daughter Naomi. She's only two months old but she is already so sweet and beautiful like her name implies.

-- manda0709  7/11/2006

This is a very pretty name for a girl, it has a nice meaning as well. Nomi is a cute nickname as well.

-- evah  7/13/2006

Naomi has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's and seems to be consistently popular.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

My husband's little sister is named Naomi, she was named after their Grandmother. Only they pronounce it like Naoma which I've never understood and think it is stupid.

-- Jeana Bradbury  10/10/2006

This name pronunciation in Hebrew: Neomi 'ne' (not ni or nah)
and the 'e' is emphasized.

It is from the word Noam which means pleasantness, slightliness, coziness, loveliness.

-- Anonymous User  11/26/2006

Naemi, Naimi and Naima are related names.

-- Anonymous User  1/15/2007

Naomi is a beautiful name. It is the name of my great aunt, who died two years ago. She was very sweet, and I loved her very much.

-- melinda1  1/17/2007

Naomi Judd is a famous country singer, and the mother of singer Wynona Judd and actress Ashley Judd. All three are from Ashland, Kentucky.

-- Anonymous User  2/27/2007

Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw is the full name of the main character in the book Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan.

-- Anonymous User  3/4/2007

I love this name, but for me, it is said Ni-oh-mee.

-- nothingshortoftragic  3/10/2007

Naomi also means "my delight" in Hebrew in addition to meaning "pleasant."

-- naomihorii  4/19/2007

Naomi is indeed a very lovely and pleasant name, its own meaning says it. It also means "softness" or "sweetness." I love this name and even more being a Biblical/Hebrew name (of course it has a variation in the sound, someone I knew once thought Naomi was either a Japanese or Native American name! I don't think he was familiar with Biblical names or anything relating to them at all). Biblical/Hebrew names have a uniqueness or quality of their own and they usually are what they mean and mean what they are. Naomi is a name that fits, well pleasantly. :-)

-- Loni_maryrose  6/8/2007

It's my name and all my friend call me Nai (or Nay, as you're all saying). It's also not that common, but people have heard of it, so it's individual but not too so. And all little kids call me Omi, to make up for all my friends calling me Nai, I suppose. Backwards it spells I moan, which isn't very promising, but still.

-- nai xx  6/11/2007

I loved this name the moment I first heard it. It's beautiful, unique, and rolls off the tongue nicely. My only wish? It doesn't become popular.

-- spaz123  6/30/2007

Well my name is Naomi & I think it's a beautiful name. And a lot of people call me Omi or Nomi.

-- Anonymous User  7/29/2007

The original Hebrew pronunciation does not sound at all similar to the English one. The pronunciation is: NOMIE, nomee, without the English annoying "Owww".

-- Anonymous User  8/14/2007

This was the name of a girl in the song "Names" by Cat Power. I love this name, but it depresses me a little bit after listening to that.

-- So Be It  11/26/2007

This is my name, and though it seems to be popular, I've only ever met 2 or 3 others with the same name. I pronounce it Nay-oh-mee, and I've always corrected people who say NI-oh-mee. My nickname is Nomi, and when my sister was little, she called me Nay-nay, which is apparently unusual.

-- Daroga  1/30/2008

Actress Naomie Harris of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is named this.

-- Martha Gold  1/31/2008

Nim is another nickname, or Nimmy.

-- Anonymous User  3/16/2008

Although the biblical Naomi asks the people to call her Mara there is no evidence that they do so. In fact the evidence suggests the contrary as even after that verse the narrative continues to call her by the name Naomi.

-- ZoeAliza  4/7/2008

I'm not generally much of a fan of Biblical names, but I find this name to be quite beautiful. Unfortunately, it reminds me of Naomi Campbell, and she is basically more known for beating people up nowadays than she is for modeling. On the other hand, it makes me think of Naomi Watts, who seems to be quite sane. The name has a certain elegance to it, I can't explain it.

-- slight night shiver  5/1/2008

I've always loved this name. My boyfriend and I might be expecting, and when we were discussing names, he brought up this one and how much he liked it. However, Steve being Steve, he couldn't help but remind me that it says "I moan" backwards. I gave him a look. That would never stop me from naming my girl that name.

-- sunflowereyes  5/26/2008

Naomi spellt backwards says 'I moan'.

-- pussy428  7/7/2008

I really like Naomi. I think it's very pretty, and is very feminine.

-- rowan826  7/13/2008

My toddler is Naomi. I love the name. It feels very versitile - seems to be able to go from coming off as artistic and hippie to serious and professional. My only regret with choosing it: we pronounce it nay-oh-mee and most people seem to pronounce it ny-oh-mee (which we had never even HEARD of before we had her!). It drives my husband and I crazy and we are CONSTANTLY correcting people. Had we known about this problem we might have gone for another name. I think MiMi is an adorable nickame.

-- AndreaMMS  7/14/2008

I like this name, but unfortunately I can't use it myself because it's been ruined by Naomi Campbell, who throws phones at people.

-- bananarama  8/29/2008

I disagree with rowan826. I do not think it is a very feminine name. It's my name, and I'm not a very feminine girl (though I'm not a tomboy either). I think it's more of an ambiguous name. The person who bears it makes it their own, as opposed to some names which seem more to define the person.

-- Anonymous User  9/30/2008

I love this name. I used to go to school with a girl named Naomi (actually, it was spelled Noemi, but everyone pronounced it like Naomi), and I liked it even then. It's gorgeous, has a lot of presence, and is popular without being too common.

-- erb816  11/24/2008

I have heard this name pronounced neh-mi, though I have no idea if this is at all common.

-- somecallmepeter  1/11/2009

Naomi Harper (Dorothy Lyman) was the well-meaning-slightly-hussy-unsophisticated-off-the-shoulder-dress-wearing grocery-store-cashier wife of Vint Harper on the sitcom Mama's Family.

-- faye  1/31/2009

The name is very rare, and should be more common. I like the meaning a lot.

-- Anonymous User  2/3/2009

A bearer of this name is Naomi Clark of 90210. She is played by actress Annalynn McCord.

-- ShelbyAdi  2/14/2009

This is my infant daughter's name. We pronounce it "nay OH mee" and her nickname is Mimi, which I think sounds better than Nay. Her brother, a toddler, says "noh-mee." We have gotten the "nigh OH mee" pronunciation from a couple of people, but it's not a big deal. And as to the "it spell 'I moan backwards" what are you 12? How many times is one going to go around spelling their name backwards? Naomi is a lovely name, don't let that idiocy detract from it.

-- Labonne  10/30/2009

Comments for NAOMI (2):

I like this name as the most common used kanji to write it is very beautiful. The kanji are also intricate, delicate and beautiful to look at. It is also a good Japanese name as Westerners can easily associate to it, even if it is pronounced differently to the English Naomi.

-- nafer1  5/18/2005

There's a JPop singer named Tamura Naomi.

-- azngirl12  9/25/2005

There are numerous kanji possibilities for the "nao" portion of this name and you can check the comments under "Naoko" for some more. For the "mi" portion, you can use either "beautiful" or "fruit", but beautiful is more common.

In some areas of Japan, this name has been extremely common at times (kind of like Jennifer here).

-- abbasdaughter  12/27/2005

I love this name. MIAOMI is very pretty. It has always reminded me of a beautiful Japanese maiden. (that is if someone pronounces it in just the right way.)

-- Anonymous User  4/23/2006

The Japanese pronunciation would be Now Me.

-- Anonymous User  2/23/2007

Correct pronunciation in Japanese is something like Nah-Oh-Mee, with the "Nah-Oh" blended together in speech to create a long "now" sound.

-- Akua Topaz  7/26/2007

A very pretty name with a very pretty meaning. Although for some odd reason when I hear this name the first thing that pops into my head is a tropical beachside.

-- Anonymous User  9/8/2007

My middle name rocks! My first name is often skipped & I have acheived the nickname Mimi. I hate how people mispronounce it as NI-omee. If you can read right, you'd be able to tell that the "i" is at the end. Most don't know it, but there is a significant difference in meaning if you pronounce it wrong, plus- it can get the bearer angry.

-- SingingDove114  4/3/2008

I so much prefer the Japanese version of this name! I hate the way "Naomi (Ney-owe-mi)" is pronounced in the western sense. It sounds whiny and ugly. But to pronounce it Nao-Mi sounds both cute and elegant at once.
Unfortunately, if I called my child Naomi, you can bet everyone would pronounce it wrong. :(

-- diluna25  11/20/2008

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