Naomi (given name)

Naomi (given name)

Naomi (pronounced nay-oh-mee) is a female given name from Hebrew נָעֳמִי, with an original meaning of "enjoyment, pleasure, or gratification". Alternate spellings may include Noémie (a version used in French-speaking countries), 'Noemi', or 'Naomie'.

A similar given name is Japanese 奈緒美 naomi (pronounced nah-oh-mee), and can also be written as 直美, 尚美, 直見, 直実, 直海, なおみ, or ナオミ.

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Spellings

Other languages
Chinese 納奧米
French Noémie
German Naomi
Hebrew נָעֳמִי
Portuguese Noemi - Noêmia
Spanish Noemí - Noemi

People with the given name Naomi

Academia

Drama

Actresses

Fictional characters

  • Naomi, a character in Kamen Rider
  • Naomi, a character from MicroVolts
  • Naomi, a James Bond henchwoman in the film The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Naomi, a minor character from the Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O
  • Naomi Armitage, the main protagonist of the anime Armitage III
  • Naomi Bennett, a fictional character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice
  • Naomi Campbell, a fictional character in the television series Skins
  • Naomi Clark, a fictional character from the CW primetime drama show 90210
  • Naomi Collins, a character in Coronation Street
  • Naomi Dorrit, a character in the American drama/adventure television series Lost
  • Naomi Hunter, a character in the Metal Gear series
  • Naomi Wildman, a character in the Star Trek universe who appeared on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
  • Naomi Misora, a fictional ex-FBI agent character from the anime and manga series Death Note

Film


Law

Authors

  • Naomi Griffiths, a Canadian historian and author of books about the Acadians
  • Naomi Jacob, an English author, actress and broadcaster
  • Naomi Klein, a Canadian author and social activist
  • Naomi Mitchison, a Scottish novelist and poet
  • Naomi Novik, an American novelist
  • Naomi Schor, a noted literary critic and theorist
  • Naomi Wolf, an American author and political consultant
  • Noémi Kiss, a Hungarian writer
  • Denise Naomi Klein, a British romantic novelist

Modelling

Music

Singers

  • Naomi Allen, a singer signed to Def Jam
  • Naomi Judd, an American country music singer, songwriter, and activist
  • Naomi Phoenix, an English singer-songwriter
  • Naomi Polani (born 1927), an Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress, and dancer
  • Naomi Yang, a singer with the group Galaxie 500
  • Noemí Carrión (Naymi), a Spanish singer and actress
  • Noemi (singer), an Italian singer (born Veronica Scopelliti) and music video director
  • Noemi, a German singer of Cyberpunk music in the group Helalyn Flowers [1]
  • Noémi, a Dutch singer of Trance music, formerly signed to Zomba Records
  • Noémi Rime, a French soprano
  • Natalia Noemi Cappuccini (Natalia Kills), an English singer-songwriter

Other musicians

  • Naomi Shemer, an Israeli songwriter hailed as the first lady of Israeli song and poetry

Composers

Politics

  • Naomi Jakobsson, a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Naomi Tokashiki, a Japanese politician
  • Naomi Wyatt, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Administration
  • Ruth Noemí Colón, former 66th Secretary of State of New York

Science

Sport

Other

See also

  • Naomi (disambiguation)

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