An ancestress of Jesus who after her sons Mahlon whom Ruth was married to and Chilion died said Do not call me Naomi call me Mara for.

Naomi name mean. After the death of her husband and sons she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. From the verb נעם naem to be pleasant. In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth.

Because of this it is a symbolic name given to girls on Shavuot when the story of Ruth is read in the synagogue. From the Hebrew Naomi meaning pleasantness. The name was featured in the Bible as the mother-in-law of Ruth.

The French version is Noemie in Italian Noemi. It is very similar in its Hebrew spelling and identical in its meaning to the name Naama Naamah. Naomi Name Meaning A Biblical sweetheart with a distinct style little Naomi is a force to be reckoned with.

The name Naomi is of Hebrew origin and means pleasantness. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Nao-mi. From the Hebrew name נעמי Naomi meaning pleasantness.

The meaning of Naomi is pleasant delightful. Naomi is generally used as a girls name. She has a wild imaginationand sometimes can be quite sensetive.

The name is derived from a root signifying sweetness or pleasantness. Naomi is a girl name. Also a Japanese name derived from two kanji.