# Naomi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪˈəʊmi/ · frequency rank #12,108

## Definitions
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.
4. Former name of Napoleonville, Louisiana.
5. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).

## Easily confused with
- **nom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-nom)
- **NOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-noi)
- **nazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-nazi)
- **nome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-nome)
- **novi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-novi)
- **nori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-nori)
- **nasi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-nasi)
- **Napoli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naomi-vs-napoli)
- **nai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nai-vs-naomi)
- **nao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nao-vs-naomi)
- **name** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/name-vs-naomi)
- **nani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nani-vs-naomi)
- **NAMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nami-vs-naomi)
- **nabi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nabi-vs-naomi)

## Common misspellings (6)
`anomi`, `namoi`, `naoim`, `naommi`, `nnaomi`, `noami`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/naomi