Noemi

Girl · Hebrew

Noemi

Say it: noh-EH-mee

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Meaning

The Italian form of Naomi, from Hebrew No'omi 'pleasantness'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

20,836 babies given this name since 1915
At its height in 2001, about 1 in 3,800 girls
345 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Italian Spanish

The family of the name

English	Naomi
Hebrew	Naomi

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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