I think we may have picked our girls name ...

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Naomi.

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What do you think when you hear it?

If you heard of a newborn called this what would you think?

I think it is really really lovely. I also can't see how anyone could pronounce it wrong.

I've heard it pronounced Nye-oh-mee and Nay-oh-mee.

I've never heard it pronounced with the emphasis NAY-oh-mi, always Nay-OH-mi. So that would seem odd to me. As a name it's unusual these days so there won't be 6 in her class. I think of kids I knew in the 70s when I hear it. That could be good or bad!

It's the best girls name ever and I love it more than any other! (You've probably figured out by now that it is my DD's name!)

Lovely, beautiful name.

Lovely name. It is my DD's middle name and people pronounce it differently, doesn't bother me one bit. DD knows how it's pronounced and doesn't care either when people say Naaaoomi:-) she is three and finds it amusing.

I love it, was on our list, but dh vetoed it (he is dutch and it doesn't work in Holland)

Sorry, I just have never liked it. I have no idea why. There are so much nicer names out there.

Those who have dd's with this name, do you mainly get a nice reaction?

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Its a lovely name.

I like it, I know two Naomis who are both lovely. Both are known as Nomes!

The only thing is I know some people pronounce it Ny-o-me. How do you feel about that? I find it bloody annoying and it's not even my name!

The other thing is it's a very Jewish name. I only mention this because I am not Jewish and we gave dd3 a Jewish name and I sometimes get some weird looks about it. Then again it could just be her name is a bit unusual. There's plenty of famous Naomis so everyone will have heard of the name.

I don't think people would associate it with being Jewish though, not like Elijah for example.

Its sweet. Familiar but not really popular.

We have had lots of lovely reactions to it, mostly that it's classic without being too popular. Also, most people use the correct pronunciation but she does affectionately get called Nomes, but we like that so no problem.

I like Nomes

I really like it...Its on our reserve list!

I've heard it pronounced Nye-oh-mee and Nay-oh-mee.

This.

I know a delightful Naomi who is almost three. The other Naomis I know are aged 24 and 18. It works well for all ages, I think - the writer Naomi Mitchison lived to be 101, and it worked for her as a very old lady.

Yes, yes, yes. Biased.

Lovely name.