Naomi or Noemi is a given name of separate

biblical The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) biblical languages ...

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

and

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

origin used in various languages and cultures.

Hebrew

Naomi () is a feminine name of Hebrew origin. In Hebrew, it means "pleasantness" and was originally pronounced with the stress on the ''i'' (the ''o'' is a '' hataf qamatz'', marked with a ''

shva Shva or, in Biblical Hebrew, shĕwa () is a Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew niqqud vowel sign written as two vertical dots () beneath a letter. It indicates either the phoneme (shva na', mobile shva) or the complete absence of a vowel (/Zero (linguist ...

'' to indicate that it is very short). In the

Book of Ruth The Book of Ruth (, ''Megillath Ruth'', "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings ( Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible. In most Christian canons it is treated as one of the historical books ...

Naomi Naomi or Naomie may refer to: People and biblical figures * Naomi (given name), a given name and a list of people with the name * Naomi (biblical figure), Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament Book of Ruth * Naomi (Romanian singer) (born 1977 ...

was the mother-in-law of

Ruth Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ark ...

, making the name Naomi a

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Japanese

, pronounced is a

Japanese name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming children, and foreigners when adoptin ...

. Though it is a unisex name, it is primarily used by women. Naomi can be spelled using

hiragana is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' means "common" or "plain" kana (originally also "easy", ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

kanji are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are ...

, or a combination of

kana are syllabary, syllabaries used to write Japanese phonology, Japanese phonological units, Mora (linguistics), morae. In current usage, ''kana'' most commonly refers to ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. It can also refer to their ancestor , wh ...

and kanji. For example: * * * * * * * *

Popularity

Naomi was among the five most popular names for

Black Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''P ...

newborn girls in the

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

state of

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in 2022 and again in 2023.

People named Naomi or Noemi

Academia

Naomi Beckwith Naomi Beckwith (born 1976) is an American art historian who has been serving as the deputy director and chief curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum since 2021. Previously she had been the senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Ch ...

(born 1976), American curator *

Naomi Chazan Naomi Chazan (; born 18 November 1946) is an Israeli academic, activist, and politician. As a legislator, Chazan championed the causes of human rights, women's rights, and consumer protection. Chazan is a past president of the New Israel Fund. ...

(born 1946), Israeli academic and politician *

Naomi Feil Naomi Feil (July 22, 1932 – December 24, 2023) was a German-American social worker who developed validation therapy (holistic therapy that focuses on empathy and provides means for people with cognitive deficit and dementia to communicate). E ...

(1932–2023), American gerontologist and author *

Naomi Habib Naomi Habib () is an Israeli computational neuroscientist who researches cognitive decline and resilience. She has worked as the Goren-Khazzam Lecturer in Brain Sciences and an assistant professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 2018. ...

, Israeli neuroscientist *

Naomi Jochnowitz Naomi G. Jochnowitz is an American mathematician interested in algebraic number theory. She is an associate professor of mathematics at the University of Rochester. Jochnowitz earned her Ph.D. in 1976 from Harvard University. Her dissertation, ''C ...

, American mathematician *

Naomi Oreskes Naomi Oreskes (; born November 25, 1958) is an American historian of science. She became Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University in 2013, after 15 years as Professor of H ...

(born 1958), American science historian * Naomi Weisstein (1939–2015), American cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, author, and professor

Fine arts

Marie-Noémi Cadiot Marie-Noémi Cadiot (; 12 December 1828, Paris – 10 April 1888, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), also known as Noémi (or Noémie) Constant and her literary pseudonyms Claude Vignon and H. Morel, was a French sculptor, journalist and writer of the 19t ...

(1828–1888), French sculptor of the 19th century * Noemi Smilansky (1916–2016), Austro-Hungarian Empire-born Israeli painter

Authors

Naomi Alderman Naomi Alderman (born 1974) is an English novelist, Game design, game writer, and television executive producer. She is best known for her speculative science fiction novel ''The Power (Alderman novel), The Power'', which won the Women's Prize f ...

(born 1974), English novelist and game writer *

Naomi Frankel Naomi Frankel (; 20 November 1918 – 20 November 2009), also spelled Fraenkel and Frenkel, was a German-born Israeli novelist. Born in Berlin, she was evacuated to Mandatory Palestine with other German-Jewish children in 1933. She became a member ...

(1918–2009), German-Israeli novelist *

Naomi Jacob Naomi Eleanor Clare Ellington Jacob (1 July 1884 – 27 August 1964), also known by the pen name Ellington Gray, was an English writer, actress, and broadcaster. Biography Early life Naomi Jacob was born in Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshi ...

(1884–1964), English author, actress and broadcaster *

Naomi Klein Naomi Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses; support of ecofeminism, organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism and Criticism of capitalism, ca ...

(born 1970), Canadian journalist, author, and social activist *

Naomi Lindstrom Naomi Eva Lindstrom (born November 21, 1950, in Chicago) is an American literary critic and translator who has published books and articles on Latin American narrative and poetry and Jewish writing from Latin America. Background Lindstrom studied ...

(born 1950), Latin Americanist literary critic *

Naomi Mitchison Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and poet. Often called a doyenne of Scottish literature, she wrote more than 90 books of historical an ...

(1897–1999), Scottish novelist and poet *

Naomi Novik Naomi Novik (born 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire (series), ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her The Scholomance Trilogy, ''S ...

(born 1973), American novelist *

Naomi Shihab Nye Naomi Shihab Nye (; born March 12, 1952) is an Arab American poet, editor, songwriter, and novelist. Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother, she began composing her first poetry at the age of six. In total, she has published or con ...

(born 1952), American poet and author *

Naomi Replansky Naomi Replansky (May 23, 1918 – January 7, 2023) was an American poet and translator. ''The New York Times'' described her poetry as investigating "social history through individual lives". While her writing initially received little critical ...

(1918–2023), American poet *

Naomi Royde-Smith Naomi Royde-Smith (1875–1964) was a British writer who published nearly four dozen novels, biographies, and plays. She was the first woman literary editor of the ''The Westminster Gazette, Westminster Gazette'' and in that capacity published t ...

(1875–1964), British novelist *

Naomi Schor Naomi Schor (October 10, 1943 in New York City – December 2, 2001 in New Haven, Connecticut ) was an American literary critic and theorist. A pioneer of feminist theory for her generation, she is regarded as one of the foremost scholars of ...

(1943–2001), American literary critic and theorist *

Naomi Wolf Naomi Rebekah Wolf (born 1962) is an American feminist author, journalist, and conspiracy theorist. After the 1991 publication of her first book, '' The Beauty Myth'', Wolf became a prominent figure in the third wave of the feminist movemen ...

(born 1962), American feminist author *

Noémi Kiss Noémi Kiss (born in 1974 in Gödöllő) is a Hungarian writer, whose works have been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian. The German press considered Kiss as one of the most promising writers of her generation. Biog ...

(born 1974), Hungarian writer * Denise Naomi Klein (1897–1985), British romantic novelist

Film

*, Japanese actress and singer *

Naomi Battrick Naomi Faye Battrick (born 11 April 1991) is an English actress. Career Battrick was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Her first television appearance was in a guest role on ''The Bill'' as Miranda Roscoe. She subsequently won the part of 15- ...

(born 1991), British actress *

Naomi Bentley Naomi Bentley (born 1981) is an English actress known for her roles in '' Miranda'', '' White Van Man'', '' Primeval'', '' Grownups'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and '' Casanova''. Acting career Bentley graduated from a three-year acting course at t ...

, British actress *

Naomi Childers Naomi Weston Childers (November 15, 1892 – May 9, 1964), was an American silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century. English ancestry, child actress She was born of English parentage in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Later i ...

(1892–1964), silent film actress *

Naomi Grossman Naomi Grossman (born February 6, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for her role as Pepper in the second and fourth season of the FX horror television series ''American Horror Story''. Early life Grossman was born in ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal ( Achs; born March 4, 1946) is an American screenwriter and director. She is the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal. Early life and education Foner was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of doctors Rut ...

(born 1946), American screenwriter *

Naomie Harris Naomie Melanie Harris (born 6 September 1976) is an English actress. She started her career when she was a child, appearing in the television series '' Simon and the Witch'' in 1987. She portrayed Selena in the zombie film '' 28 Days Later'' (2 ...

(born 1976), English actress *

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as , with her former husband's surname. Many of her works have been documentaries, including ''Embracing'', about her search for the father who abandoned her as a child, and ''Katatsumori'', about ...

(born 1969), Japanese film director *

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for directing ''Camille Rewinds and Life Doesn't Scare Me,'' and for her roles in ''My Wife Is an Actress, House of Tolerance, Sum ...

(born 1964), French film director *

Noémie Merlant Noémie Merlant (; born 27 November 1988) is a French actress and filmmaker. She has been nominated for her performances three times at the César Awards, including a nomination for her breakout role in ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019) and ...

(born 1988), French actress and filmmaker *

Naomi Nagasawa , known professionally as and formerly is a Japanese voice actress from Toyonaka, Osaka who used to be represented by Aoni Production and Ken Production and is now represented by Kekke Corporation. She was formerly married to Ryōtarō Okiayu ...

(born 1971, Nao Nagasawa), Japanese voice actress *

Naomi Nishida is a Japanese actress. She won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2001 Yokohama Film Festival and at the 25th Hochi Film Award for her performance in ''Nabbie's Love''. Personal life She married a Japanese shoe designer in 2005, and gave ...

(born 1972), Japanese actress *

Naomi Scott Naomi Scott (born 6 May 1993) is an English actress and singer. Her accolades include an Astra Film Award and a Teen Choice Award, in addition to nominations for two Saturn Awards. After featuring on the Disney Channel series '' Life Bites' ...

(born 1993), English actress, singer and musician *

Naomi Sequeira Naomi Sequeira (born 29 December 1994) is an Australian actress, singer, and songwriter of Portuguese descent. She was the co-host of Disney Channel Australia's '' Hanging with Adam & Naomi'' with Adam Roberts and was nominated for a 2015 A ...

(born 1994), Australian actress and singer *

Naomi Shindō is a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is best known for her voice roles as Shizuru Fujino ('' Mai-hime'') (as well as her alternate universe counterpart, Shizuru Viola in '' Mai-Otome''), Jane Diethel in Shaman King, ...

(born 1972), Japanese voice actress *

Noemi Steuer Noemi Steuer was a Swiss actress (Basel, 15 January 1957 – 14 July 2020), notable for her role as Helga Aufschrey, in Edgar Reitz's film/TV series '' Die Zweite Heimat'' (1993). Steuer was also an ethnologist, notable for her research of the ...

(1957–2020), Swiss actress *

Naomi Stevens Naomi Ruth Stevens (November 29, 1925 – January 13, 2018) was an American character actress of film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. She appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting mothers, landladies, gossi ...

(1925–2018), American character actress *

Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace (; ; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.Karen Olsson, ''The New York Times Magazine'', 27 May 2012, p. 26. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the ''Mil ...

(born 1979), Swedish actress * Naomi Wakabayashi (born 1975), Japanese voice actress * (born 1987), Japanese actress *

Naomi Watts Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. Known for her work predominantly in independent films with dark or tragic themes, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime ...

(born 1968), British actress

Law

Noemí Rial Noemí Rial (; 28 April 1947 – 24 November 2019) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who was Secretary of Labour and Vice Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security from 2002 to 2015. She was appointed by former President Eduardo Duha ...

(1947–2019), Argentinian lawyer and politician * Naomi Roht-Arriaza, American lawyer *

Noemí Sanín Marta Noemí del Espíritu Santo Sanín Posada (born 6 June 1949) is a Colombian-born politician and diplomat. She was the Conservative party candidate in the 2010 Colombian presidential election. A lawyer from Pontifical Xavierian Universit ...

(born 1949), Colombian lawyer and politician

Modelling

Naomi Campbell Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British supermodel. Beginning her career at the age of eight, Campbell was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press. She was th ...

(born 1970), British supermodel * Naomi Sims (1948–2009), African American model, businesswoman and author *

Noémie Lenoir Noémie Lenoir (born 19 September 1979) is a French model and actress. She is known for her work with Gucci, L'Oréal, Next (clothing), Next, Gap (clothing retailer), Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Balmain (fashion house)#Recent history, ...

(born 1979), French model * Noemi Letizia (born 1991), Italian celebrity

Music

Noemi (singer) Veronica Scopelliti (; born 25 January 1982), known professionally as Noemi (), is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2009, after competing in the second season of Italian talent show ''X Factor (Italian TV series), X Factor''. Imm ...

(born 1982), Italian singer (born Veronica Scopelliti) and music video director * Naomi Allen, singer signed to Def Jam * Noemí Carrión, Spanish singer and actress *

Naomi Chiaki is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been common ...

(born 1947), Japanese singer and actress *

Noémi Győri Noémi Győri (born 1983) is a Hungarian classical flautist. Education Győri graduated with honours from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (Prof. Henrik Prőhle) in 2007 and completed post-graduate studies at the University of Music and ...

(born 1963), Hungarian classical flautist *

Naomi Hall Naomi Hall is an American musician. She gained fame in the outsider music community after her music was featured on the Incorrect Music Show. After her introduction on that show, Hall was asked to cover another outsider artist's work, B.J. Snowden ...

, American musician *

Naomi Higginson Naomi Rhianna Higginson (born 29 June 1996), formerly known as Caleidra, is an English singer-songwriter born and raised in Manchester, England. She first came to prominence after a song she wrote at school in her music class, led to her being ...

, British singer best known as Caleidra *

Naomi Judd Naomi Judd (born Diana Ellen Judd; January 11, 1946 – April 30, 2022) was an American country music singer and actress. In 1980, she and her daughter Wynonna (born Christina Claire) formed the duo known as The Judds, which became a successful ...

(1946–2022), American country music singer, songwriter, and activist * Noëmi Nadelmann (born 1962), Swiss soprano *Naomi Neville, pseudonym of American composer

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descr ...

(1938–2015) * Naomi Phoenix, English singer-songwriter *

Naomi Polani Naomi Polani (; 4 August 1927 – 15 April 2024) was an Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress and dancer. She was the Israel Prize laureate for Theater and Dance in 2019. Music career Polani founded the singing g ...

(1927–2024), Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress, and dancer *

Noémi Rime Noémi Rime is a French soprano. She regularly appears in opera productions by William Christie's Les Arts Florissants ensemble. Her roles have included Cleone in ''Médée'', Dido in ''Dido and Aeneas'', and Fatime in ''Les Indes galantes''. Sh ...

, French soprano *

Naomi Shemer Naomi Shemer (; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967, became an unoffic ...

(1930–2004), Israeli songwriter, the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry" *

Naomi Yang (musician) Naomi Yang (born September 15, 1964) is an American musician, graphic designer, photographer and filmmaker. She was a member of the dream pop band Galaxie 500, psychedelic rock band Magic Hour and is half of the psychedelic folk duo Damon & Naomi ...

(born 1964), singer with the group Galaxie 500 * (born 1994), member of the Indonesian idol group JKT48

Politics

* Naomi Gonzalez (born 1978), Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives * Naomi Jakobsson (born 1941), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives *

Naomi Long Naomi Rachel Long MLA (née Johnston; born 13 December 1971) is a Northern Irish politician who has served as Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive since February 2024, having previously served from January 2020 to October 202 ...

(born 1971), Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland * Naomi C. Matusow (born 1938), New York politician * Naomi Mata'afa (born 1957), Prime Minister of Samoa *

(1947–2019), Argentine Secretary of Labor *

Noemí Santana Perera Noemí Santana Perera (born 1984) is a member of Podemos and its spokesperson in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Early life Born in Las Palmas on 31 January 1984, Perera attended the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) from wh ...

(born 1984), a member of the Podemos party of Spain * Naomi Seymour (born 1938), Bahamian politician *

Naomi Tokashiki is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Early life Tokashiki is a native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduated from Showa University and ...

(born 1962), Japanese politician * Naomi Wyatt, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Office of Administration * Naomi Yamamoto (born 1960), Canadian politician *

Ruth Noemí Colón Ruth Noemí Colón (born November 21, 1958) was the 66th Secretary of State of New York, serving in the Cabinets of Governors David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo. She was appointed by Governor Paterson to replace outgoing Secretary Lorraine Cortés ...

(born 1958), Secretary of State of New York

Sport

* Noémi Boekel (born 1984), Dutch softball player *

Noemi Cantele Noemi Cantele (born 17 July 1981) is a professional road bicycle racer. In 2012, she rides for the Be Pink team in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar and World Cup of Road Cycling (women), UCI Women's World Cup. S ...

(born 1981), Italian road bicycle racer * Naomi Castle (born 1974), Australian water polo player *

Noémi Dakos Noémi Dakos (born 2 March 1991) is a Hungarian handballer who plays for MTK Budapest as a line player. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Silver Medallist'': 2010, 2011 **''Bronze Medallist'': 2009 *Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ...

(born 1991), Hungarian handballer *

Naomi Folkard Naomi Anne Folkard (born 18 September 1983) is a British archer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games five times between 2004 and 2020. She has also represented Great Britain at the World Archery Championships and the Archery W ...

(born 1983), English archer *

Naomi Girma Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, center back for Women's Super League club Chelsea W.F.C., Chelsea and the United ...

(born 2000), American soccer player *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese sport wrestler *

Naomi Isozaki Naomi Isozaki (礒崎直美, ''Isozaki Naomi'') is a Japanese Paralympic archer. Isozaki competed at the Paralympic Games in 2000, where she won a bronze medal in the women's teams open event alongside Hifumi Suzuki and Masako Yonezawa, and i ...

, Japanese Paralympic archer * Naomi James (born 1949), round-the-world sailor *

Naomi Knight Trinity LaShawn Fatu (Name at birth, née McCray; born November 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and dancer. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ri ...

(born 1987), ring name for American professional wrestler and dancer Trinity McCray * Naomi Lang (born 1978), American ice dancer *

Noemi Lung Noemi Lung Zaharia (born May 16, 1968) is a retired butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer from Romania, who won two individual medley medals at the 1988 Olympics. A year before she collected a record five gold medals at the 1987 Summer Universi ...

(born 1968), former Romanian butterfly and medley swimmer *, Japanese softball player * Naomi Mugo (born 1977), Kenyan middle distance runner *

Noémi Németh Noémi Németh (born 7 April 1986) is a Hungary, Hungarian hammer thrower. She finished ninth at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, 2005 World Athletics Final. Her personal best throw is 64.09 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Szombathely. Se ...

(born 1986), Hungarian hammer thrower *

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA for 25 weeks, the first Asian player to hold the ...

(born 1997), Haitian-Japanese professional tennis player *

Naomi Russell Naomi Rebecca Russell (born 8 June 1990 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian gymnast. Russell represented Australia in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She won gold with the team and a bronze on vault. Russell won the silver medal in the al ...

(born 1990), Australian gymnast *, Japanese swimmer * Noemí Simonetto de Portela (1926–2011), Argentine athlete *

Naomi Uemura was a Japanese adventurer who was known particularly for his solo exploits. For example, he was the first person to reach the North Pole solo, the first person to raft the Amazon River solo, and the first person to climb Denali solo. Before h ...

(1941–1984), Japanese adventurer, first person to reach the North Pole solo *, Japanese bobsledder * Naomi Taniguchi (born 1936), Japanese racer *

Naomi Too Naomi (or Naomie) Too is a Kenyan volleyball player in the Kenya women's national volleyball team. Life Too played with the Kenya Pipeline team where she played with Gaudencia Makokha. In 2015 the pair represented Kenya in at the African Ga ...

, Kenyan volleyball player * Noémi Tóth (born 1976), Italian water polo defender *

Noémi Trufán Noémi Trufán (born 11 January 1985 in Târgu Mureș) is a Romanian-born Hungarian Team handball, handballer who most recently played for Ferencvárosi TC (Women's handball), Ferencvárosi TC on professional level. After that she left FTC, fir ...

(born 1985), Hungarian handballer *

Naomi van As Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part o ...

(born 1983), Dutch field hockey player *

Naomi Williams (footballer) Naomi Eloise Williams (born 24 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Arsenal. Early career Williams joined the Arsenal Academy aged 13, signing for the club as an acade ...

(born 2004), English footballer * Naomi Young (born 1976), Australian synchronized swimmer

Other notable people

* Naomi Ballantyne, New Zealand insurance executive * Noémi Ban (1922–2019), Hungarian-born American Jew and Holocaust survivor * Noemí de Miguel (born 1980), Spanish sports journalist and television presenter * Naomi Ferguson, commissioner of the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department * Naomi Gray (1922–2006), American, first female Vice President of

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* Naomi Irion (died 2022), American murder victim * Naomi Milgrom (born 1952), Australian business owner *

Naomi Miller Naomi Miller is an archaeobotanist who works in western and central Asia. Miller is based at the University of Pennsylvania. Biography Miller completed her Ph.D. dissertation in 1982 in the Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan ...

, American murder victim * Naomi Sewell Richardson (1892–1993), African-American suffragist and educator *

Naomi Smalls Naomi Smalls is the stage name of Davis M. Heppenstall (born September 8, 1993), an American drag queen and reality television personality, best known as one of the runners-up on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8), eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag ...

(born 1993), the stage name of American drag queen Davis Heppenstall *

Naomi Wu Naomi Wu, also known as Sexy Cyborg ( zh, s=机械妖姬, t=機械妖姬, p=Jīxiè Yāojī, l=Machinery Enchantress), is a Chinese DIY Maker culture, maker and Internet celebrity, internet personality. As an advocate of women in STEM, transhuma ...

(born 1994), also known as SexyCyborg, Chinese DIY maker and internet personality

Fictional characters

*Naomi, a ''

Parasaurolophus ''Parasaurolophus'' (; meaning "beside crested lizard" in reference to ''Saurolophus'') is a genus of hadrosaurid "duck-billed" dinosaur that lived in what is now western North America and possibly Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, a ...

'' from the video game ''

Goodbye Volcano High ''Goodbye Volcano High'' is a narrative adventure game by KO_OP. It was announced on June 11, 2020, and was released on August 29, 2023 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows. Gameplay The player selects dialogue choices, and control ...

'' *Naomi, in ''

Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until ''Kamen Rider Decade, Decade'' and except Thailand), is a Japanese superhero fiction, superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by ...

'' *

, in the Tokusatsu series ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' *Naomi, in '' MicroVolts'' *

, in the US TV Series ''Supernatural'' *Naomi Armitage, protagonist of the anime ''

Armitage III is a 1995 cyberpunk original video animation series. It centers on Naomi Armitage, a highly advanced "Type-III" android. In 1996, the series was edited into a film called . The series was followed up in 2002 with a sequel, set some years ...

'' *

Naomi Bennett Dr. Naomi Bennett is a fictional character on the ''Grey's Anatomy'' spin-off '' Private Practice''. She was initially portrayed by Merrin Dungey in the backdoor pilot ''Grey's Anatomy'' episode, "The Other Side of This Life", but was replaced by ...

, in the ''Grey's Anatomy'' spin-off ''Private Practice'' *

, in the television series ''Skins'' *

Naomi Clark Naomi Clark may refer to: *Naomi Clark (90210 character) Naomi Clark, played by AnnaLynne McCord, is a fictional character from the The CW Television Network, CW primetime drama ''90210 (TV series), 90210'', the fourth series of the Beverly Hill ...

, a socialite in the CW primetime drama show ''90210'' *

Naomi Collins The following is a list of characters from the ''Dark Shadows'' franchise. The list distinguishes characters from the original American Broadcasting Company, ABC daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 NBC remake series, the 2004 The ...

, in ''Dark Shadows'' * Naomi Dorrit, in the American drama/adventure television series ''Lost'' * Naomi Harper, in the American sitcom ''Mama's Family'' * Naomi Hunter, in the Metal Gear series *

Naomi Julien Naomi Julien is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Petra Letang. She first appeared in the show in the episode broadcast on 15 August 2005. Her storylines include a relationship with established character S ...

, in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Naomi Katagaki, in the anime film ''

Hello World Hello World may refer to: * "Hello, World!" program, a computer program that outputs or displays the message "Hello, World!" Music * "Hello World!" (composition), song by the Iamus computer * "Hello World" (Tremeloes song), 1969 * "Hello World" ...

'' *Naomi Lapaglia, in movie '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' *

Naomi McDuffie Naomi McDuffie, also known as Powerhouse, is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by the writer Brian Michael Bendis for his Wonder Comics imprint, along with writer David F. Walker and ...

, title character in the TV series ''Naomi'' * Naomi Misora, ex-FBI agent in the anime and manga series ''Death Note'' *Naomi Nagata, in the book series ''

The Expanse Expanse or The Expanse may refer to: Media and entertainment ''The Expanse'' franchise * ''The Expanse'' (novel series), a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey * ''The Expanse'' (TV series), a television adaptation of the ...

'' by James S. A. Corey, and its television adaptation *Naomi Nakashima, in the survival horror video game ''

Corpse Party is a supernatural survival horror adventure and dōjin soft video game series originally created by Makoto Kedōin and developed by Team GrisGris. The series has spawned several manga works, an anime OVA series, drama CDs, theme park attraction ...

'' * Naomi Putnam, in ''

The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) ''The Handmaid's Tale'' is an American dystopian television series created by Bruce Miller, based on the 1985 novel ''The Handmaid's Tale'' by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The series was ordered by the streaming service Hulu as a straight- ...

'' * Naomi Randall, a character in the 2021 action-adventure RPG '' Scarlet Nexus'' *Naomi Rodriguez, in the musical ''

21 Chump Street ''21 Chump Street'' is a fourteen-minute one-act musical with book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is known for creating the Broadway musicals ''In the Heights'', '' Bring It On: The Musical'', and ''Hamilton''. The show was based ...

'' *Naomi Turner, in ''

Elena of Avalor ''Elena of Avalor'' is an American animated television series created by Craig Gerber. It premiered on Disney Channel on July 22, 2016, before it was moved to Disney Junior on July 14, 2018. The series features Aimee Carrero as the voice of El ...

'' * Naomi Umegae, a government agent with psychokinetic powers in ''Zettai Karen Children'' *

Naomi Walters Naomi Walters is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Karene Peter. After making an uncredited appearance on 14 June 2022, she began appearing regularly the following month. She was introduced as the estranged ...

, in ''Emmerdale'' * Naomi Wildman, in the television series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' *Naomi Zeigler, in the book series ''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...

'' by Sarah Shepard

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