Naomi
Naomi is a girl name of Hebrew origin, ranked #56 in popularity, meaning Pleasantness, delight.
What Naomi means
Pleasantness, delight.
Naomi sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Naomi comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Naomi is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Naomi?
Naomi is ranked #56, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.
The character of Naomi
Naomi spans scripture and Joy, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Naomi
These share Naomi's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Abigail — My father's joy.
- Eden — Delight; paradise.
- Tirzah — Delight; pleasantness.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Ariel — Lion of God.
- Bethany — House of figs.
- Carmel — Garden; orchard.
- Deborah — Bee; an industrious leader.
- Elizabeth — Pledged to God; God is my oath.