Naomi
pronunciation
How to pronounce Naomi in British English:
UK [ˈneiəmi]
How to pronounce Naomi in American English:
US [neˈomi]
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- Noun:
- the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
Word Origin
- 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."
Example
- 1. Naomi poured the wine after twirling the cork once or twice .
- 2. She got into pet preservation because of her own cat , naomi .
- 3. Of course , naomi and I live in constant terror of losing him .
- 4. Naomi and I talked about our fears sometimes , but mostly I worried on the page .
- 5. All the way through my wife naomi 's pregnancy , we imagined what our little boy would be like .