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naomi

/neɪˈoʊmi/

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What does naomi mean?

proper noun

  1. The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
  3. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/neɪˈoʊmi/

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The interpolated tale of Ni'amah and Naomi is tender and pretty, and as the Arabs say, sweet as bees' honey.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
This portion was rebuilt A.D. ——, by Naomi Brocklehurst, of Brocklehurst Hall, in this county.
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260