<P> Naomi or Noemi is a given name in various languages and cultures . </P> <P> Naomi (נָעֳמִי ‬) is a feminine Jewish name of Hebrew origin . In Hebrew, it means "pleasantness" and was originally pronounced with the stress on the a (the o is a hataf qamatz, marked with a shva to indicate that it is very short). In Judaism and Christianity, Naomi is Ruth's mother - in - law . Because Naomi appears in the Old Testament, this makes the name Naomi a Biblical name . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Variant forms of Naomi </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenian </Td> <Td> Նոյեմի </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech </Td> <Td> Noemi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dutch </Td> <Td> Naomi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> English </Td> <Td> Naomi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finnish </Td> <Td> Noomi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> French </Td> <Td> Naomé (Belgian), Noemy, Noémi, Noémie, Noëmie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> German </Td> <Td> Noemi, Noomi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greek </Td> <Td> Νωεμιν </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haitian Creole </Td> <Td> Nahomie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hebrew </Td> <Td> נָעֳמִי </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungarian </Td> <Td> Naómi, Noémi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Irish </Td> <Td> Náoimí </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italian </Td> <Td> Noemi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> نائومی </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polish </Td> <Td> Noemi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portuguese </Td> <Td> Noemi, Noémia, Noêmia (Brazilian) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russian </Td> <Td> Наоми, Ноэми </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spanish </Td> <Td> Noemi, Noemí, Nohemi (Mexican) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tagalog </Td> <Td> Noemí, Naomi </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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