Naomi (given name)
Naomi or Noemi is a given name in various languages and cultures.
Hebrew
Naomi (Hebrew: נָעֳמִי) is a feminine Jewish name of Hebrew origin. In Hebrew, it means "pleasantness" and was originally pronounced with the stress on the a (the o is a Hataf Qamatz, marked with a shva to indicate that it is very short). In Judaism and Christianity, Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law. Because Naomi appears in the Old Testament, this makes the name Naomi a Biblical name. The Hebrew name Naomi is not related to the Japanese name Naomi.
| Variant Forms of Naomi (Hebrew) | |
|---|---|
| Armenian | Նոյեմի |
| Chinese | 納奧米, 妮奥米 |
| Czech | Noemi |
| Dutch | Naomi |
| English | Naomi |
| Finnish | Noomi |
| French | Naomé (Belgian), Noemy, Noémi, Noémie, Noëmie |
| German | Noemi, Noomi |
| Greek | Νωεμιν |
| Hebrew | נָעֳמִי |
| Hungarian | Naómi, Noémi |
| Irish | Náoimí |
| Italian | Noemi |
| Japanese | ナオミ |
| Korean | 나오미 |
| Persian | نایومی |
| Polish | Noemi |
| Portuguese | Noemi, Noémia, Noêmia (Brazilian) |
| Russian | Наоми, Ноэми |
| Spanish | Noemi, Noemí, Nohemi (Mexican) |
| Tagalog | Noemí, Naomi |
Japanese
Naomi (なおみ, ナオミ), pronounced [naomi] is a unisex Japanese name. The Japanese name Naomi is not directly related to the Hebrew name Naomi. Naomi can be spelled using hiragana, katakana, kanji or a combination of kana and kanji.
- なお美
- ナオ美
- 直美
- 尚美
- 直己
- 尚己
- 直実
- 尚実
- 奈緒美
- 奈於美
- Naomi Uemura:植村直己
- Naomi Watanabe:渡辺直美
People named Naomi
Academia
- Naomi Chazan, Israeli academic and politician
- Naomi Oreskes, American science historian
Fine arts
- Marie-Noémi Cadiot, French sculptor of the 19th century
Authors
- Naomi Jacob, English author, actress and broadcaster
- Naomi Klein, Canadian journalist, author, and social activist
- Naomi Lindstrom, Latin Americanist literary critic
- Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet
- Naomi Novik, American novelist
- Naomi Schor, noted literary critic and theorist
- Naomi Wolf, American author and political consultant
- Noémi Kiss, Hungarian writer
- Denise Naomi Klein, British romantic novelist
- Naomi Brown Playwright, American author
Actresses
- Naomi Watts, British actress
- Naomie Harris, English screen actress
- Naomi Bentley, British actress
- Naomi Childers, silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century
- Naomi Nagasawa, Japanese voice actress from Toyonaka, now known as Nao Nagasawa
- Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress
- Naomi Scott an English actress, singer and musician
- Naomi Shindō, Japanese voice actress
- Naomi Stevens, character actress of film and television
- Sonia Noemí, Puerto Rican actress and singer
- Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
- Naomi Wakabayashi, Japanese voice actress
- Naomi (actress), American pornographic actress
Film
- Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, American screenwriter
- Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director
- Noémie Lvovsky, French film director
Law
- Noemí Rial, Argentinian lawyer and politician
- Noemí Sanín, Colombian lawyer and politician
Literature
- Naomi (biblical figure), mother-in-law of Ruth
- Naomi, a 1924 novel by Junichiro Tanizaki
Modelling
- Naomi Campbell (born 1970), British supermodel
- Naomi Sims, African American model, businesswoman and author
- Noémie Lenoir, French model
- Noemi Letizia, Italian celebrity
Music
- Naomi Shemer, Israeli songwriter hailed as the first lady of Israeli song and poetry
- Naomi Hall, American musician
Vocalists
- Naomi Allen, singer signed to Def Jam
- Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist
- Naomi Phoenix, English singer-songwriter
- Naomi Polani (born 1927), Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress, and dancer
- Naomi Yang, singer with the group Galaxie 500
- Noemí Carrión (Naymi), Spanish singer and actress
- Noemi (singer), Italian singer (born Veronica Scopelliti) and music video director
- Noémi Rime, French soprano
- Natalia Noemi Cappuccini (Natalia Kills), English singer-songwriter
Composers
- Naomi Neville, pseudonym of American composer Allen Toussaint
Politics
- Naomi Gonzalez, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
- Naomi Jakobsson, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Naomi C. Matusow (born 1938), New York politician
- Naomi Tokashiki, Japanese politician
- Naomi Wyatt, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Administration
- Noemí Rial, Argentine Secretary of Labor
- Ruth Noemí Colón, Secretary of State of New York
Sport
- Naomi Castle, Australian water polo player
- Naomi Folkard (born 1983), English archer
- Naomi James, round-the-world sailor
- Naomi Lang, American ice dancer
- Naomi Mugo, Kenyan middle distance runner
- Naomi Russell, Australian gymnast
- Naomi Uemura, Japanese adventurer, first person to reach the North Pole solo
- Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player
- Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese professional wrestler
- Noémi Boekel, Dutch softball player
- Noemi Cantele, Italian road bicycle racer
- Noémi Dakos, Hungarian handballer
- Naomi Knight, Stage name for American professional wrestler, dancer, and WWE Diva Trinity McCray
- Noemi Lung, former Romanian butterfly and medley swimmer
- Noémi Németh, Hungarian hammer thrower
- Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Argentine athlete
- Naomi Taniguchi, Japanese racer
- Noémi Tóth, Italian water polo defender
- Noémi Trufán, Hungarian handballer
Other notable people
- Noémi Ban, Hungarian-born American Jew and survivor of the Holocaust
Fictional characters
- Naomi, character in Kamen Rider
- Naomi, character from MicroVolts
- Naomi Inoue, character from Code Geass
- Naomi, James Bond henchwoman in the film The Spy Who Loved Me
- Naomi, minor character from the Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O
- Naomi Armitage, the main protagonist of the anime Armitage III
- Naomi Bennett, fictional character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice
- Naomi Campbell (Skins), fictional character in the television series Skins
- Naomi Clark, fictional character from the CW primetime drama show 90210
- Naomi Collins, character in Dark Shadows
- Naomi Dorrit, character in the American drama/adventure television series Lost
- Naomi Harper, fictional character from the American sitcom Mama's Family
- Naomi Hunter, character in the Metal Gear series
- Naomi Wildman, character in the Star Trek universe who appeared on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
- Naomi Misora, fictional ex-FBI agent character from the anime and manga series Death Note
- Naomi, fictional Phantom Society Devil Summoner from the video game Soul Hackers
- Naomi Nakashima, a fictional character in the survival horror video game Corpse Party
- Naomi, fictional character in the U.S. TV Series Supernatural
See also
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