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Re: Naomie
by Anneza
9/29/2020, 8:44 AM
in reply to a message by guasguendi
I think it looks awful with the -e! Messing with the spelling in that way suggests that you intend a different pronunciation, not just a decorated form of the standard spelling. I far prefer Naomi, but I'd never use it: unlike Ruth, it has never been widely used in English, and that OH in the middle sounds depressing.
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- Amphelise (Chrisell)
9/29/2020, 2:24 PM
That must be regional - Naomi has been consistently in use in the US and is currently more popular there than Ruth. I know quite a few Australian women a around my age named Naomi too.
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- Janan (jeziana)   +1
9/29/2020, 12:10 PM
Maybe it's a generational thing, but I went to school with three girls called Naomi and met a handful at university.I have never met anyone under the age of 60 named Ruth.
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- Anneza
9/29/2020, 1:10 PM
The only Ruth I know must be 40 I suppose; she's got a 5-year-old. But this is South Africa, so maybe regional rather than generational? I've never met a Naomi at all.
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- a.red.red.rose
9/29/2020, 9:26 AM
Naomi is jumping in popularity, it's at number 59. I actually know two young sisters named Miriam & Naomi.I wanted to use Naomi, my husband wouldn't consider. But then I'm used to the Hebrew pronunciation and nay-oh-me would have annoyed me to no end.
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