Naomi ( given name ) - wikipedia Naomi ( given name ) Naomi or Noemi is a given name in various languages and cultures. Contents 1 Hebrew 2 Japanese 3 People named Naomi 3.1 Academia 3.2 Fine arts 3.3 Authors 3.4 Film 3.5 Law 3.6 Modelling 3.7 Music 3.8 Politics 3.9 Sport 3.10 Other notable people 3.11 Fictional characters 4 See also Hebrew 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. Variant forms of Naomi Armenian Նոյեմի Czech Noemi Dutch Naomi English Naomi Finnish Noomi French Naomé ( Belgian ), Noemy, Noémi, Noémie, Noëmie German Noemi, Noomi Greek Νωεμιν Haitian Creole Nahomie Hebrew נָעֳמִי Hungarian Naómi, Noémi Irish Náoimí Italian Noemi Persian نائومی Polish Noemi Portuguese Noemi, Noémia, Noêmia ( Brazilian ) Russian Наоми, Ноэми Spanish Noemi, Noemí, Nohemi ( Mexican ) Tagalog Noemí, Naomi Japanese Naomi ( なおみ, ナオミ ), pronounced ( naomi ) is a feminine Japanese name, meaning `` honest and beautiful ''. Naomi can be spelled using hiragana, katakana, kanji or a combination of kana and kanji. なお美 ナオ 美 直美 尚美 直己 尚己 直実 尚実 奈緒美 奈 於 美 People named Naomi Academia Naomi Chazan, Israeli academic and politician Naomi Oreskes, American science historian Fine arts Marie - Noémi Cadiot, French sculptor of the 19th century Authors Naomi Frankel, German - Israeli novelist Naomi Jacob, English author, actress and broadcaster Naomi Klein, Canadian journalist, author, and social activist Naomi Lindstrom, Latin Americanist literary critic Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet Naomi Novik, American novelist Naomi Royde - Smith, British novelist Naomi Schor, noted literary critic and theorist Naomi Wolf, American author and political consultant Noémi Kiss, Hungarian writer Denise Naomi Klein, British romantic novelist Film Naomi Akimoto ( 秋本 奈緒美, born 1963 ), Japanese actress and singer Naomi Battrick, British actress Naomi Bentley, British actress Naomi Childers, silent film actress Naomie Harris, English screen actress Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, American screenwriter Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director Noémie Lvovsky, French film director Naomi Nagasawa ( Nao Nagasawa ), Japanese voice actress Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress Naomi Scott an English actress, singer and musician Naomi Shindō, Japanese voice actress Naomi Stevens, character actress of film and television Sonia Noemí, Puerto Rican actress and singer Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress Naomi Wakabayashi, Japanese voice actress Naomi Watanabe ( 渡辺 直美 ), Japanese actress Naomi Watts, British actress Law Noemí Rial, Argentinian lawyer and politician Noemí Sanín, Colombian lawyer and politician Modelling Naomi Campbell ( born 1970 ), British supermodel Naomi Sims, African American model, businesswoman and author Noémie Lenoir, French model Noemi Letizia, Italian celebrity Music Noemi ( singer ), Italian singer ( born Veronica Scopelliti ) and music video director Naomi Allen, singer signed to Def Jam Natalia Noemi Cappuccini ( Natalia Keery - Fisher ), English singer - songwriter Noemí Carrión, Spanish singer and actress Naomi Hall, American musician Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist Naomi Neville, pseudonym of American composer Allen Toussaint Naomi Phoenix, English singer - songwriter Naomi Polani ( born 1927 ), Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress, and dancer Noémi Rime, French soprano Naomi Shemer, Israeli songwriter, the `` first lady of Israeli song and poetry '' Naomi Yang, singer with the group Galaxie 500 Shinta Naomi, member of the Indonesian idol group JKT48. Politics Naomi Gonzalez, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Naomi Jakobsson, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives Naomi C. Matusow ( born 1938 ), New York politician Noemí Santana Perera, a member of the Podemos party of Spain Naomi Tokashiki, Japanese politician Naomi Wyatt, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Administration Noemí Rial, Argentine Secretary of Labor Ruth Noemí Colón, Secretary of State of New York Sport Naomi Castle, Australian water polo player Naomi Folkard ( born 1983 ), English archer Naomi Hoshikawa ( 星川 直美, born 1969 ), Japanese cross-country skier Naomi James, round - the - world sailor Naomi Lang, American ice dancer Naomi Mugo, Kenyan middle distance runner Naomi Russell, Australian gymnast Naomi Uemura ( male ), Japanese adventurer, first person to reach the North Pole solo Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese professional wrestler Noémi Boekel, Dutch softball player Noemi Cantele, Italian road bicycle racer Noémi Dakos, Hungarian handballer Naomi Knight, ring name for American professional wrestler and dancer Trinity McCray Noemi Lung, former Romanian butterfly and medley swimmer Noémi Németh, Hungarian hammer thrower Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Argentine athlete Naomi Takewaki ( 竹脇 直巳, born 1964 ), Japanese bobsledder Naomi Taniguchi, Japanese racer Noémi Tóth, Italian water polo defender Noémi Trufán, Hungarian handballer Naomi Osaka, Haitian - American - Japanese professional tennis player Other notable people Noémi Ban, Hungarian - born American Jew and Holocaust survivor Naomi Ferguson, commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department Naomi Milgrom, Australian business owner Naomi Miller, American murder victim Fictional characters Naomi, in Kamen Rider Naomi, in MicroVolts Naomi, henchwoman in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me Naomi, in the Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den - O Naomi, Phantom Society Devil Summoner in the video game Soul Hackers Naomi, in the U.S. TV Series Supernatural Naomi Armitage, protagonist of the anime Armitage III Naomi Bennett, in the Grey 's Anatomy spin - off Private Practice Naomi Campbell, in the television series Skins Naomi Clark, in the CW primetime drama show 90210 Naomi Collins, in Dark Shadows Naomi Dorrit, in the American drama / adventure television series Lost Naomi Harper, in the American sitcom Mama 's Family Naomi Hunter, in the Metal Gear series Naomi Inoue, in Code Geass Naomi Lapaglia, in movie The Wolf of Wall Street Naomi Misora, ex-FBI agent in the anime and manga series Death Note Naomi Nakashima, in the survival horror video game Corpse Party Naomi Nagata, in the book series The Expanse by James S.A. Corey, and its television adaptation Naomi Umegae, a government agent with psychokinetic powers in Zettai Karen Children. Naomi Wildman, in the television series Star Trek : Voyager Naomi Zeigler, in the book series Pretty Little Liars by Sarah Shepard Naomi Rodriguez, in the musical 21 Chump Street See also Naomi ( disambiguation ) Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: what is the meaning of naomi in hebrew
Answer: pleasantness