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Noemi vs Naomi
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I really like both. Naomi looks prettier but Noemi sounds nicer
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Noemi. It's cuter and fresher than Naomi
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Naomi hands down. Love the sound, the spelling, the quirkiness. Everything. It's hovering near entry to my top ten and has been forever.
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I much much much prefer the sound of Noemi. Naomi is one of my least favourite sounding names ever.
And Noemi is so pretty and European. I looked after a couple of sweet Noemies while I lived in Switzerland, so positive association for me thereETA: I do love the French version Noemie the most. It looks the most complete to me.
So Noemie > Noemi >>>>> Naomi

This message was edited 3/16/2016, 2:12 AM

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I hate both, I think these names have an awful sound to them. But at least Naomi has a Biblical connection...
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They both suck.
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LOL
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I like both, but prefer Naomi, probably because it's what I'm more used to.
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They're both lovely but I prefer Naomi. That could be because I'm more used to it, though.
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I prefer Naomi. I can't help but feel like...Noemi sounds slimy to me; something about the last two syllables. Of course, the more I keep saying it, the more it grows on me. Ah, well.
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Noemi is honestly sort of difficult for me to say. The oh-eh transition from the first syllable to the next isn't so great. I pick Naomi for that reason.
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I don't really like either name. I think Naomi seems like such a celeb name or something that it has an air of pretentiousness. Shame, because I do see the appeal.I know one Noemi and one Naomi, and I will say Noemi feels more awkward to say out loud (probably because English speakers are more used to Naomi).
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I prefer Noemi, possibly because it looks more like my own name.I think more people know how to pronounce Naomi, though.

This message was edited 3/15/2016, 7:44 PM

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I think Noemi would be OK in Fargo, but I'm not sure how well-recognized or received it would be in small towns. My husband's aunt used Giselle and his family still makes fun of it.
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I'm always confused when you say this, because I have never known anyone to act that way about a somewhat-unusual name just because they were from a small town. My hometown is small, and I have met people with some weird names. People just roll with it.
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This is a German / Swedish area, especially in small towns. There is a name for this way of thinking - Will Farrell talked about it. No one wants to stick out, everyone wants to fit in. My in-laws are very much like that. Anything 'different' is a way of getting attention. They're pretty insular. It's really hard to explain, because they aren't the norm anymore, they're a bit of a throw back. But the throw back is around enough that it's still an issue? IDK. They don't dye their hair, they don't have piercings - even ear piercings, etc. It really is influenced by the Swedish culture, though.
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I guess it's just different there. Where I'm from, we don't have ONE ethnic background that heavily influenced our local culture, so that probably has something to do with it.
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Probably.Fargo is very much changing and it's interesting to watch, but right now it's still very much German / Swedish / Norwegian.
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Naomi is better. I just looks better to me.
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Are they pronounced differently? If not, then the Noemi spelling just makes no sense. If so, then I still prefer Naomi.

This message was edited 3/15/2016, 6:58 PM

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Yes, they're pronounced differently.Noemi is naw-E-mee.
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Maybe you'd like Naima, "nah-EE-muh" ?I don't know, it just seems like there's less chance for variation with that one.
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Here(Fr. Pronounciation), it's No-ay-ME.
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This is the only pronunciation I'm familiar with. I want to like it, but it sounds too much like "no Amy" to me. If it were even slightly more common I could probably shake that though- I have no such problem with Noelle
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Either way works. Naomi is beautiful for a young girl (thinking in terms of story characters) while Noemi works for any age. But I would not name my child either way.
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They're both pretty, but I like Naomi better as it's more generally well-known and easily pronounced.
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I like Naomi better. Where I live, Noemi is reasonably popular, or perhaps, was...Probably no-one under 16 being called that.
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