Meaning and background
The story behind Naomi
Naomi has distinct Hebrew and Japanese name histories. Behind the Name explains the Hebrew form as my pleasantness and identifies the Biblical mother-in-law of Ruth. Its separate Japanese entry gives possible combinations involving straightness with beauty or self, while allowing other kanji. The meanings should stay tied to their written forms and traditions. A single pleasantness translation cannot represent every person or naming choice written Naomi.
- Origin
- Hebrew my-pleasantness name; separately Japanese forms with several possible kanji combinations, including straightness with beauty or self. Source · Source 2
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About Naomi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Naomi appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/neɪoʊmi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/neɪoʊmi/ · primary stress on syllable 2N EY0 OW1 M IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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