Naomi
[ney-oh-mee, -mahy, ney-oh-mahy, -mee]
- 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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Examples from the Web for naomi
Contemporary Examples
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 EqualityJay Michaelson
October 25, 2014
But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).
[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 JolieMarlow Stern
August 17, 2014
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
Naomi Campbell won TV personality of the year and Paloma Faith scooped the solo artist prize.
Historical Examples
This proprietor was a man of great opulence, and a relative of Naomi.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox
Naomi sees his hand in whatever occurrence she has witnessed.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. IFrancis Augustus Cox
Why didn't he go to Naomi Newcomb's; she keeps a regular boardin'-house?
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
As for Naomi, the coming of little black Ali was a wild delight to her.
The ScapegoatHall Caine
Two days after Naomi had been taken to Marteel she was missed again.
The ScapegoatHall Caine
Naomi
- Old Testament the mother-in-law of Ruth (Ruth 1:2)Douay spelling: Noemi
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Word Origin and History for naomi
Naomi
fem. proper name, biblical mother-in-law of Ruth, from Hebrew Na'omi, literally "my delight," from no'am "pleasantness, delightfulness," from stem of na'em "was pleasant, was lovely."
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