Where does “Naomi” come from?

Naomi (English) comes from Hebrew נָעֳמִי, from Hebrew נועם — pleasantness.

Naomi (English): The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth

Definitions

  1. The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth

Ancestry of “Naomi”, step by step

Naomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew נָעֳמִי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewנָעֳמִי—
2Hebrewנועםpleasantness

via Japanese なおみ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseなおみ—

Words derived from “Naomi”

Every word from Hebrew נועם →Every word from Hebrew נָעֳמִי →