Naomi
f.
Hebrew נָעֳמִי 'my pleasantness'.
The name of an Old Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Noemy.
The name came into use among Protestants in the 16th C.
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1564 Noémy RegPCC-1 p. 62;
1568 Noémye ibid. p. 395;
1571 Noémi ibid. p. 465
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Naomi". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Naomi.