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American actress Naomi Matsuda, born in Nagasaki, raised in San Diego.
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To be clear, when I first saw that name when I was young, I thought it looked Japanese.
The first time I saw Naomi as a name was when it was an opponent Mii on Wii Sports Nintendo—a Japanese video-game company.
https://wiisports.fandom.com/wiki/Naomi
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The first time I saw Naomi as a name was when it was an opponent Mii on Wii Sports Nintendo—a Japanese video-game company.
https://wiisports.fandom.com/wiki/Naomi
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Naomi is one of the first names you learn the kanji for in a particular popular language-learning app with an owl for a mascot.
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I was quite surprised to find out that this name was also Japanese.
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It’s said as NAH-o-mee, NOT NEIGH-oh-mee.
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There is a country singer named Naomi Judd.
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While it is a feminine name, when a man has this name, he becomes very masculine.
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Bad personal associations with this name.
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Obviously it is Japanese-looking not Biblical-looking. I just hate this name. I hate Japanese names.
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Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ Japanese pronunciation: Ōsaka Naomi) is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. Osaka has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, including two titles at both the Grand Slam and Premier Mandatory levels. Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments at the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, and is the first player to achieve this feat since Jennifer Capriati in 2001.
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The most common spelling is 直美 (straight, honest + beautiful), in this spelling it entered the Japanese top ten in 1965. It was the #1 most popular girl's name from 1968-1970 and left the top 10 after 1972.
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It’s funny how this version of the name is unisex, when I always thought of Naomi as a girl’s name. Not masculine at all!
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I love the way Naomi looks, but hate the way it’s pronounced. With this version though, the pronunciation is so much more elegant and pretty.
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Naomi Kimishima is a doctor in the game Trauma Center Wii Version and a forensics doctor in Trauma Team.
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Naomi Watanabe is a Japanese actress, comedian, and fashion designer. She rose to fame in 2008 for her imitation of Beyoncé Knowles and was given the title "the Japanese Beyoncé."
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Naomi Kawase (b. 1969) is a Japanese film director.
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Naomi Chiaki, is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been commonly considered her signature song was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award. "Kassai" sold over one million copies by February 1973, and was awarded a gold disc.
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Naomi Nakashima is one of the main playable characters throughout the Corpse Party series.
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My name is Naomi, and so I was wondering, if I ever go to Japan (which I would really like to), does that mean everyone will call me NOW-ME? I grew up with NY-OH-ME (as much as I hated it) and NAY-OH-ME. I don't mind NOW-ME as much.:/
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Naomi Taniguchi (b. 1936, Japanese: 尚己 / 尚巳) was a Japanese Grand Prix racer. He was the first Japanese racer to compete in a world championship.
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Naomi Uemura (b. 1941 - d. 1984, Japanese: 直己) was a Japanese explorer. He was the first person to ever reach the North Pole solo, raft the Amazon solo, and climb Mount McKinley solo.
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Naomi is actually a unisex name in Japan. There are famous Japanese men and women named Naomi.
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It has NO CONNECTION with "NAOMI (1)".
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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. :(
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Unfortunately, if I called my child Naomi, you can bet everyone would pronounce it wrong. :(
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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.
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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.
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Correct pronunciation in Japanese is something like Nah-Oh-Mee, with the "Nah-Oh" blended together in speech to create a long "now" sound.
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The Japanese pronunciation would be Now Me.
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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.)
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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).
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In some areas of Japan, this name has been extremely common at times (kind of like Jennifer here).
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There's a JPop singer named Tamura Naomi.
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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.
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