This page is historical. Follow this link for the current version.
Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
☙

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
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 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Naomi.