Naomi

[ ney-oh-mee, -mahy, ney-oh-mahy, -mee ]

/ neɪˈoʊ mi, -maɪ, ˈneɪ oʊˌmaɪ, -ˌmi /

the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.

a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “pleasant.”

Example sentences from the Web for naomi

The recent book by June Carbone and Naomi Cahn, Marriage Markets, suggests that I was on the wrong track.

The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage Equality |Jay Michaelson |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).

Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva |Tim Teeman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
[Director] Naomi Foner is the one that told me that Gertrude Stein quote.

Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie |Marlow Stern |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Naomi Foner has an impressive set of Hollywood accomplishments.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Naomi Foner on What It Means to Be ‘Very Good Girls’ |Jamie Lee Curtis |July 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Naomi Campbell won TV personality of the year and Paloma Faith scooped the solo artist prize.

Dame Helen Mirren - Being 70's Gonna Be "F***ing Awesome"! |Tom Sykes |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Some time in the years to come a Man would claim her, and against that time he taught her the vow that Ruth made to Naomi.

Comrade Yetta |Albert Edwards
Watching compassionately, Naomi was suddenly struck by the matter-of-fact way Ted examined the body.

Tree, Spare that Woodman |Dave Dryfoos
Naomi gave one dazed look around, and then cried in a voice of fear "No, no, no!"

The Scapegoat |Hall Caine
Naomi left the breakfast-room, and was absent some three or four minutes.

The Boss of Taroomba |E. W. Hornung
Naomi followed my instructions with a woman's quick intelligence where stratagems are concerned.

The Dead Alive |Wilkie Collins

Naomi

/ (ˈneɪəmɪ) /

Old Testament the mother-in-law of Ruth (Ruth 1:2) Douay spelling: Noemi