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Naomi?

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PartySuziPlease · 29/01/2022 19:15

Naomi? Do you like it or not? Thinking grace as a middle name so would be Naomi grace.

Other name we like is Fern xx

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EishetChayil · 03/02/2022 20:01

I have a Naomi!

Where we live, most people pronounce it Ny-oh-mee, though.

DH is Israeli so he says it "Neh-oh-MEE".

Our posh neighbour says it "Nermee."

If you don't mind the inevitable variation, it's a great name.

Loads of nickname potential. I call her Yomi, sometimes Nayo. MIL calls her Nom.

DramaAlpaca · 31/01/2022 19:04

I really like both Naomi and Fern.

StopForAMinute · 31/01/2022 17:33

Naomi is lovely. I prefer it to Fern.

Naimee87 · 31/01/2022 17:30

This name should NEVER be pronounced it nah-oh-mee this is awful and is just a terrible sound not a name. I have lived with this pronunciation for a while now and detest it. If you go for Naomi then don't whatever you do move to a german speaking country... (bit of an outing post but had to get it off my chest) or if you do happen to have to move then replace the 'a' with an 'e' and you'll get the nice pronunciation of the name...

LittleGwyneth · 31/01/2022 16:30

I love it. It's unusual but classic and sort exotic without being OTT. More of an adult name than a child name, but you're an adult for a lot longer than you're a child.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 30/01/2022 14:35

I thought that was the traditional British pronunciation. Stress on second syllable seems to be the standard US pronunciation so is probably heard more often.

Flatandhappy · 30/01/2022 10:51

Beautiful name but don’t understand why anyone would pronounce it with the stress on the first syllable.

Lemonweightloss · 30/01/2022 10:44

It's a lovely name. Classic. I like Fern, too.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 30/01/2022 10:43

Lovely name. My daughter had a classmate of that name who was delightful and still is, so that biases me towards it! She pronounces it NAYohmee, ie three syllables, stress on the first one.

Goes well with Grace. Good luck!

RuthW · 30/01/2022 10:39

I'm not keen on any name which can be said two ways.

Do you want
Nayomi or nyomi

Luredbyapomegranate · 30/01/2022 09:34

It’s OK

The one I know says her name is often said NY-OH-me (as opposed to NAY-oh-me) which annoys her.

It’s less popular than Fern though, maybe Naomi Fern? As Grace is so overused as a middle name.

Roselilly36 · 30/01/2022 07:49

I really like both of your name choices, Naomi is lovely, but not easy to spell or pronounce for some, but a gorgeous name. I love Fern too, lovely, timeless name.

mathioso · 30/01/2022 07:41

My DD is Naomi. Every time it getsasked about on here people overdo the whole pronunciation thing.

The vast majority of people pronounce it Nay-OH-me, while a few pronounce it NAY-oh-me. I don't like the latter but all my friends and family – and all her friends – know how we pronounce it. So it's a rare occurrence for us to hear it pronounced wrongly more than a one-off here and there.

And luckily I'm not highly-strung enough to get mad about that.

teezletangler · 29/01/2022 20:57

The nay-omi vs n-eye-omi thing would put me off. Everyone will pronounce it differently.

I think the difference is quite subtle though. Wouldn't be enough to put me off. It's a beautiful name.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 29/01/2022 20:54

It's lovely. Has a bit more to it than Fern.

Ceramide · 29/01/2022 20:47

Naomi is a lovely name and not currently overused.

SE13Mummy · 29/01/2022 20:01

Naomi Grace is lovely. I know one with that exact combination although she's not a baby, the other Naomis I know are in their 40s. The different pronunciation isn't an issue for any of them; one is a Nay-oh-me, another is Nay-uh-me.

EileenGC · 29/01/2022 19:52

I love the name. Would pronounce it nah-oh-mee unless instructed otherwise, but I’m not from an English-speaking country.

tiredanddangerous · 29/01/2022 19:49

The nay-omi vs n-eye-omi thing would put me off. Everyone will pronounce it differently.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 29/01/2022 19:44

I like it but people will pronounce it incorrectly. Will this bother you?

I know it used to annoy my friend when people called her Niomi with an I sound instead of an A.

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PartySuziPlease · 29/01/2022 19:36

It could be read as 'I moan'

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DappledThings · 29/01/2022 19:35

@mimos4

What's Naomi spelt backwards? Imoan? What's that?
I was thinking I'm Oan and wasn't sure who Oan is. I don't get it.
OttilieKnackered · 29/01/2022 19:24

A relative of mine has this exact name. It’s lovely. She is 40 though!

mimos4 · 29/01/2022 19:22

What's Naomi spelt backwards? Imoan? What's that?

Emelene · 29/01/2022 19:22

Naomi Grace is really very beautiful!
I think it depends if the nyomi/ nayomi pronounciations would bother you as I’ve heard it said both ways.