Naomi

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Naomi is a biblical name with Hebrew origins that literally translates as “pleasantness.” Additionally, Naomi comes from "Na'omi for "my delight" and from "no'am" for "pleasantness, delightfulness" and from stem of "na'em" for "was pleasant, was lovely." In the Bible, Naomi was the wise mother-in-law of Ruth. Although at one time considered to be mostly Jewish and used largely by Jewish families, but after the Reformation, it became more popular among the Puritans and came more into more general use.^{[1] [1] [1]}

POPULARITY

According to the Social Security Administration, Naomi has consistently been one of the most popular names in the United States for the past 100 year. The year 2007 marks the highest Naomi has reached in the 1000 most popular names in the country. Prior to 2007, Naomi last came close to this level of popularity in the 1910s when its closest high ranking was at 130th in 1916. Naomi remained in the top 200 most popular names until the early 1940s when it slid to 208th (1942) and declined further in the 1950s where it hit the 300s for the first time. By the 1960s, it fell into the 400s only to rebound in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s back into the 200 range. By the 21st Century, Naomi has been increasing steadily year by year to its current high point. (See chart below.)

Social Security Administration

FACTS

• Naomi is the name of a free ware Internet filtering software that claims to, among other things, protect children from inappropriate content.

NAMESAKES

• Terra Naomi (surname) is the name of a musical performer who "...swam across the shark infested waters of the Atlantic Ocean in search of fried food and a cooler accent [and] signed with Island Records in January of 2007."

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Naomi Campbell is a fashion model best known for her raging temper and confrontations with police. She has been successfully charged in such incidents, and people were hurt. There is some irony here, in that Naomi means "pleasantness" and "agreeable."
• Naomi Watts is a motion picture actress perhaps best known for her roles in King Kong and The Ring. She is currently starring as the lead female role of a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds. (Post-production).

Author: Mike Szimanski

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