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{{wiktionary|Naomi|Noomi}}

'''Naomi''' is a [[female]] [[given name]], a variant of the name [[Noam]], which can also be pronounced '''Nomy''', a pronunciation from the Viking era. [[Noam]] is used both for females and males ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] meaning "pleasantness").

'''Naomi''' or '''Naomie''' may alsorefer meanto:

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==People and biblical figures==

* [[Naomi (given name)]], a given name and a list of people with the name

* [[Naomi (biblical figure)]], Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth

* [[Naomi (Romanian singer)]] (born 1977), a.k.a. Naomy

* [[Naomi (wrestler)]] (born 1987), professional wrestler

* [[Terra Naomi]], American indie folk singer-songwriter

==Arts and entertainment==

===Fictional entities===

* Naomi, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie ''[[17 Again (film)#Cast|17 Again]]''

* Naomi Bohannon, a character in the TV series ''[[Hell on Wheels (TV series)|Hell on Wheels]]''

* Naomi, Florida, a fictional town in the Kate DiCamillo novel ''[[Because of Winn-Dixie]]''

===Music===

'''Naomi''' may also mean:

* [[Naomi CampbellAwards]], a well-knownformer British fashionmusic model.award

* [[Naomi (album)|''Naomi'' (album)]], by American band The Cave Singers

* [[Naomi (song)|"Naomi" (song)]], by Neutral Milk Hotel

===Other uses in arts and entertainment===

*[[Naomi (band)]], a German pop duo.

* [[Naomi (novel)|''Naomi'' (novel)]], a 1924 novel by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

* [[Naomi (comics)|''Naomi'' (comics)]], a 2019 miniseries published by DC Comics under the Wonder Comics imprint

* [[Naomi_(TV_series)|''Naomi'' (TV series)]], a 2022 series based on the comic book series of the same name

* [[Naomi (Skins)|"Naomi" (''Skins'')]], episode of British television drama ''Skins'', 2009

* [[Sega NAOMI]], an arcade hardware system that spawned the Dreamcast game console.

==Places==

*[[Naomi (Bible)]], a character in the Biblical ''[[Book of Ruth]]''.

===United States===

* [[Naomi, Georgia]], an unincorporated community

* [[Naomi, Missouri]], an unincorporated community

* [[Naomi, Ohio]], an unincorporated community

* [[Naomi, Pennsylvania]], an unincorporated community

* [[Naomi, South Dakota]], an unincorporated community

* [[Naomi Peak]], Utah

* [[Lake Naomi]], Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania

* Site of the [[Naomi Mine explosion]], a 1907 mining disaster in Pennsylvania, United States

===Other places===

*[[Sega NAOMI]], an arcade hardware system that spawned the Dreamcast game console.

* [[Na'ama]], an Israeli settlement previously named Na'omi

==Other uses==

*Naomi (直美 or 尚美, among others) is also a common feminine given name in Japanese where its meanings include "beauty above all else" or "honest fruit" depending on the [[kanji]] used.

* [[6139 Naomi]], a main-belt asteroid

* [[Naomi Institute]], a defunct school in Nebraska, United States

==See also==

Naomi is also the formal pronounced form of "Nai" and thus, by proxy, means small, huggable, crazy, pretty, mini, snugglebug type thing

* {{look from}}

* {{in title}}

* [[Noemi (disambiguation)]]

* [[Naiomi]]

* [[Nōami]] (1397–1471), Japanese painter, poet and art connoisseur

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*''[[Naomi (novel)]]'', the English title of a novel by Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki.

*[[Naomi Internet Filter]], Free Advanced Internet Filtering Program.

*[[Naomi Campbell]], a well-known British fashion model.

*[[List of recurring Metal Gear characters#Naomi Hunter|Naomi Hunter]], a [[List of Metal Gear Solid characters|character in Metal Gear Solid]]

*[[Naomi Klein]], Canadian journalist, author and activist.

*[[Naomi Uemura]], the first person to reach the [[North Pole]] solo.

*[[Naomi Watts]], an English-born Australian actress and producer.

*[[Naomi Wildman]], fictional character in the Star Trek universe who appeared on the television series Star Trek: Voyager

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[[pt:Naomi]]