How do you pronounce Naomi?

[Beetie1]

DP and I are compiling our list and both have Naomi but pronounce differently.

Is it 'Nigh-oh-mi' or 'neigh-oh-mi'?

Or are we both wrong

It's actually a totally phonetical name so I can’t see how some people pronounce it nigh?

I'd have thought that phonetically it would be Na-o-mi with an a like apple, an o like orange and and i like igloo. Lots of names aren't phonetically regular.

Nay-oh-mee, but I sort of smooth the first two syllables together so it’s closer to nair-mee (and don’t shout at me for including an ‘r’ - I have a non-rhotic RP accent and don’t pronounce the ‘r’ in ‘air’ or ‘hair’).

Naomi is pronounced Nye-oh-mee

Nayomi would be pronounced Nay oh mee

Nay-uh-me is my preference.

Though (trust me on this) the vast majority of folk will call her Nay-OH-me, whatever pronunciation you plump for.

The Naomi in our family is pronounced NAY-oh-mi, with emphasis on the first syllable. When people emphasise the middle syllable it always sounds awkward to my ears

I haven't RTFT but every time I hear this name I think about Van Wilder saying it's "I moan" spelled backwards.

NAY oh me. But if they introduce themselves as Nay OH me or Nye OH me or NYE oh me, that's what I'll call them.

I've heard it as:

neigh-oh-me
neigh-a-me
neigh-me

RaffertyFair

Oh course I know how to say my daughters name.

The more I thought about it though, the more I confused myself.

I’ve had a shit week with very little sleep so am very easily confused this morning.

@ReganSomerset is correct

Quite a popular name in Japan where always pronounced na (a for apple) -oh-mi.

I also know at least one Brit that says it that way, nicer than both options you mentioned IMO.

I know two Naomi's. One pronounces it Nay the other Nye.

Ni oh me

I'm Scottish.

”Naomi is pronounced Nye-oh-mee”

What you mean is “I pronounce it Nye-oh-mee”

This thread shows very clearly there are several perfectly valid ways of pronouncing the name, therefore you can’t just announce that it “is” pronounced the way you happen to pronounce it.

Nay-oh-mi (Midlands) but my mil says nay-yummy (Irish).

NAY-um-y
not Nigh-OH-me

Nay oh me

Niiiiiomi in the north

Nay - oh - mee

Neigh oh me

Nigh o me

Agh I don't know. I have read the some of the thread and can't remember how I say it!!

Neigh not nigh for me im inSE England.

It's Nay-O-Mi

Not Nye...
If it was spelt 'Nyomi or Niomi then it would be Nye.

A word of warning... after 30 years... it's still annoying when people get it wrong... and I've been called Natalie a few times too 😂😂
I always have to say "like Campbell..." 😂😂😂

Nay-o-mee

Nigh. Scottish