Re: Naomi vs Noemi
in reply to a message by Manipura
I very strongly prefer Noemi! It is a very graceful, feminine and warm name and I just like the sound. Naomi is bland, doesn't look quite as good and sounds much worse, and I feel neutral about it at best.
My default pronunciation of Naomi is nah-AW-mee, and I've only learnt quite recently that it's nay-O-mee in English and was very surprised at that. While I've always preferred Noemi to Naomi, Naomi with the nay-O-mee pronunciation sounds much worse. Noemi flows nicer.
Emilia Anna, proud and doting cat mummy to Russian blue Misha.
My PNL's:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777/116588
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777/131790
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777
My blog:
https://myinnermishmash.wordpress.com/
My default pronunciation of Naomi is nah-AW-mee, and I've only learnt quite recently that it's nay-O-mee in English and was very surprised at that. While I've always preferred Noemi to Naomi, Naomi with the nay-O-mee pronunciation sounds much worse. Noemi flows nicer.
Emilia Anna, proud and doting cat mummy to Russian blue Misha.
My PNL's:
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777/116588
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777/131790
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/154777
My blog:
https://myinnermishmash.wordpress.com/