Naomi

American

[ney-oh-mee, -mahy, ney-oh-mahy, -mee] / neɪˈoʊ mi, -maɪ, ˈneɪ oʊˌmaɪ, -ˌmi /

noun

the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “pleasant.”

Naomi British

/ ˈneɪəmɪ /

noun

Douay spelling: Noemi. Old Testament the mother-in-law of Ruth (Ruth 1:2)

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She smiles at me and says her name is Naomi and lets me feel how the baby is moving around inside her.

From Literature

She won her first two matches and then had a big stroke of luck when third-round opponent and two-time former champion Naomi Osaka pulled out injured.

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The hard-hitting Mboko arrived in Melbourne on the back of a breakthrough six months, winning her maiden WTA title in Canada in August, beating Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka along the way.

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Two-time champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the Australian Open with an abdominal injury ahead of her third-round clash on Saturday, saying "it breaks my heart".

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"But I hope Naomi is well and it's exciting to be in the fourth round again."

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