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Nicknames for Naomi

Mimi, Nomi, Nay, NayNay, Omie, Nomie, (g)Nomes.

Meanings and history of the name Naomi

The Biblical Ruth stayed with her mother-in-law, Naomi, after Naomi's son (Ruth's husband) had died. Together they traveled back to Naomi's home town, where Ruth remarried, had a baby, and became the great-grandmother of King David.
Hebrew "the pleasant one" "beautiful"

Disagree that it's "an anglicized version" of a different Hebrew name, it's just pronounced differently in Hebrew - nah-o-me (in Hebrew spelled nun ayin mem yud). My Israeli, Hebrew speaking mother explained it to me as meaning "my pleasant one". In essence it is a contraction of naem, which means pleasant/pleasantness, and sheli, which means mine. Also in the book of Ruth Naomi changed her name to Mara once her husband and all her sons died - from pleasant (Naomi) to bitter (Mara).

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From Japanese Kanji: 直 (nao) meaning "straight" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (usually feminine) or 己 (mi) meaning "self" (usually masculine).

Japanese Hiragana: な = na, お = o, み = mi

Famous real-life people named Naomi

Naomi Campbell, British Supermodel
Naomi(Nay) Wolf, American writer
Naomi Judd, American singer
Naomi Sims, American model
Naomi(Nai) Davis, American writer
Naomi Novik, American novelist
Naomi Watts, Australian actress
Naomi Scott(NayNay), actress and singer
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, American screenwriter
Naomi(Nay)—Angel of the Lord on CW's Supernatural
Naomi Klein, American/Canadian author, journalist, and political thinker

Naomi in song, story & screen

"Naomi", a song by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel.
Naomi Clark, on the TV show "90210".
Dr. Naomi Bennett, character on TV show "Private Practice".
Naomi Campbell, character on the British TV show Skins.
Naomi, Angel of the Lord on CW's Supernatural (Season 8).
Becoming Naomi Leon, a popular children's novel by Pam Munoz Ryan.
Naomi Nakashima, one of the protagonists in the "Corpse Party" horror Anime/Game.
Naomi Wildman, character on the tv show Star Trek: Voyager.
Naomi Belfort, the wife of Jordan Belfort in the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street".
Naomi, mother of Will in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan.
"Omie Wise," murder ballad sung by Doc Watson about the true story of Naomi Wise.
Naomi Misora a FBI agent in the Anime/Manga series Death Note.