Which do you prefer?

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Registered: 03-14-2007
Which do you prefer?
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Wed, 05-02-2007 - 3:34pm

Which do you prefer?



  • Naomi (English -- NAY-oh-me)
  • Noémie (French -- no-AY-me)
  • Noemí (Spanish -- no-ay-ME)
  • PLEASE COMMENT

  • I like the alternate French and Spanish versions
  • of Naomi better than the English Naomi.
  • I am a French-speaking American of English
  • descent, with no French or Spanish ties. Is it odd
  • for me to choose a different culture's version?


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Registered: 08-29-2006
Wed, 05-02-2007 - 3:51pm
I'm one for the more traditional spell/pron. As a photographer that goes into schools every spring and fall I come across some off the wall spellings and ways of saying kids names. I tend to feel sorry for the kids that have to always correct ppl at to what their name is.

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Wed, 05-02-2007 - 3:54pm
Hmm, I've always heard the English version pronounced nay-OH-mee. Except for the nye-OH-mee camp, which sounds really silly to me...
The other two I might pronounce NO-eh-mee or NO-mee without knowing any better.
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 05-02-2007 - 4:42pm

Like a pp, I've generally heard the stress placed on the second syllable of Naomi (nay-O-mee). Assuming that was just a typo, I do love the name.


I would also assume most are at least familiar with the French form (pretty standard, I'd think ... not that hard to figure out, KWIM?), but some will mispronounce even Naomi. Trust me, I know two of them, and it happens all the time. LOL


I personally wouldn't use the Spanish/Italian form unless it reflected my heritage, but that's just me.


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Wed, 05-02-2007 - 8:28pm

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LOL when I say nay-o-me or nye-o-me they sound almost the same I bet it is a dialect thing:)

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Thu, 05-03-2007 - 12:35am
I have two students this year with the name Noemi (both are hispanic). One of the Noemi's is vigorously campaigning for me to name baby #2 Noemi. I do not have any Mexican heritage, but I do think it is a beautiful name and pronunciation.

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