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[–]In-the-clouds 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Naomi is an old Hebrew name, appearing in the book of Ruth of the Old Testament. Its meaning is something like:

pleasant, agreeable, delight, suitable, splendor, grace, beauty

And here is how it is pronounced in Hebrew: Naomi

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Thank you! I have been saying it wrong, but it wasent annunciated the way I thought.

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You may not be pronouncing it wrong, since the same word can be pronounced differently depending on location, accent, and dialect. Pronunciation can change over time.