Naomi (given name)

Naomi is a given name in various languages and cultures:

Hebrew

Naomi (Hebrew: 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. The Hebrew name Naomi is not related to the Japanese name Naomi.

Japanese

Naomi (なおみ, ナオミ), pronounced [naomi] is a unisex Japanese name. The Japanese name Naomi is not directly related to the Hebrew name Naomi. 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

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 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 Schor, noted literary critic and theorist
• Naomi Wolf, American author and political consultant
• Noémi Kiss, Hungarian writer
• Denise Naomi Klein, British romantic novelist

Actresses

• Naomi Watts, British-Australian actress
• Naomie Harris, English screen actress
• Naomi Bentley, British actress
• Naomi Childers, silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century
• Naomi Nagasawa, Japanese voice actress from Toyonaka, now known as Nao Nagasawa
• 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 (actress), American pornographic actress

Film

• Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, American screenwriter
• Naomi Kawase, Japanese film director
• Noémie Lvovsky, French film director

Law

• Noemí Rial, Argentinian lawyer and politician
• Noemí Sanín, Colombian lawyer and politician

Literature

• Naomi (biblical figure), mother-in-law of Ruth
• Naomi, a 1924 novel by Junichiro Tanizaki

Modelling

• Naomi Campbell (born 1970), British supermodel
• Naomi Sims, African American model, businesswoman and author
• Noémie Lenoir, French model
• Noemi Letizia, Italian celebrity

Music

• Naomi Shemer, Israeli songwriter hailed as the first lady of Israeli song and poetry
• Naomi Hall, American musician

Vocalists

• Naomi Allen, singer signed to Def Jam
• Noemi Aurora, Italian singer-songwriter for the band Helalyn Flowers, signed to Alfa Matrix
• Naomi Judd, American country music singer, songwriter, and activist
• Naomi Phoenix, English singer-songwriter
• Naomi Polani (born 1927), Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress, and dancer
• Naomi Yang, singer with the group Galaxie 500
• Noemí Carrión (Naymi), Spanish singer and actress
• Noemi (singer), Italian singer (born Veronica Scopelliti) and music video director
• Noémi Rime, French soprano
• Natalia Noemi Cappuccini (Natalia Kills), English singer-songwriter

Composers

• Naomi Neville, pseudonym of American composer Allen Toussaint

Politics

• Naomi Gonzalez, Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
• Naomi Jakobsson, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Naomi Tokashiki, Japanese politician
• Naomi Wyatt, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Administration
• Ruth Noemí Colón, former 66th Secretary of State of New York
• Noemí Rial, Argentine Secretary of Labor

Sport

• Naomi Castle, Australian water polo player
• Naomi James, round-the-world sailor
• Naomi Lang, American ice dancer
• Naomi Mugo, Kenyan middle distance runner
• Naomi Russell, Australian gymnast
• Naomi Uemura, 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, Stage name for American professional wrestler, dancer, and WWE Diva Trinity McCray
• Noemi Lung, former Romanian butterfly and medley swimmer
• Noémi Németh, Hungarian hammer thrower
• Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Argentine athlete
• Naomi Taniguchi, Japanese racer
• Noémi Tóth, Italian water polo defender
• Noémi Trufán, Hungarian handballer

Other notable people

• Noemi Anderson, supercentenarian died in 2009
• Noémi Ban, Hungarian-born American Jew and survivor of the Holocaust

Fictional characters

• Naomi, character in Kamen Rider
• Naomi, character from MicroVolts
• Naomi, James Bond henchwoman in the film The Spy Who Loved Me
• Naomi, minor character from the Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O
• Naomi Armitage, the main protagonist of the anime Armitage III
• Naomi Bennett, fictional character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Private Practice
• Naomi Campbell (Skins), fictional character in the television series Skins
• Naomi Clark, fictional character from the CW primetime drama show 90210
• Naomi Collins, character in Dark Shadows
• Naomi Dorrit, character in the American drama/adventure television series Lost
• Naomi Harper, fictional character from the American sitcom Mama's Family
• Naomi Hunter, character in the Metal Gear series
• Naomi Smith, character from the Warner Brothers series, Devan and Jasmine & Timothy (Tiny Pop)
• Naomi Wildman, character in the Star Trek universe who appeared on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
• Naomi Misora, fictional ex-FBI agent character from the anime and manga series Death Note
• Naomi, fictional Phantom Society Devil Summoner from the video game Soul Hackers
• Naomi Nakashima, a fictional character in the survival horror video game Corpse Party

See also

• Naomi (disambiguation)