Naomi

[ 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.”

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The recent book by June Carbone and Naomi Cahn, Marriage Markets, suggests that I was on the wrong track.
The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage Equality|Jay Michaelson|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Director] Naomi Foner is the one that told me that Gertrude Stein quote.
Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie|Marlow Stern|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Naomi Foner has an impressive set of Hollywood accomplishments.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Naomi Foner on What It Means to Be ‘Very Good Girls’|Jamie Lee Curtis|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Naomi Campbell won TV personality of the year and Paloma Faith scooped the solo artist prize.
Dame Helen Mirren - Being 70's Gonna Be "F***ing Awesome"!|Tom Sykes|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some time in the years to come a Man would claim her, and against that time he taught her the vow that Ruth made to Naomi.
Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards
Watching compassionately, Naomi was suddenly struck by the matter-of-fact way Ted examined the body.
Tree, Spare that Woodman|Dave Dryfoos
Naomi gave one dazed look around, and then cried in a voice of fear "No, no, no!"
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
Naomi left the breakfast-room, and was absent some three or four minutes.
The Boss of Taroomba|E. W. Hornung
Naomi followed my instructions with a woman's quick intelligence where stratagems are concerned.
The Dead Alive|Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for naomi

Naomi

/ (ˈneɪəmɪ) /

noun

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

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