Naomi 1

I get a lot of people pronounce it as nay-o-me but I naturally pronounce it as Nah-o-me and hate when people think I'm pronouncing my name wrong, "na" doesn't make a nay sound and nao isn't pronounced "nayo" its "nah-o" I got my name from the biblical woman Naomi and the name originated from Hebrew and it was pronounced Nah-o-me. I answer to both tbh and I think both ways are right but nay-o-me is just an Americanized version of the name
SO BOTH WAYS ARE CORRECT! JUST A MATTER OF WHAT PEOPLE PREFER.

My name is Naomi and I like my name :^) however my name is pronounced (NAY-OH-ME) but people often for some reason call me (NYE-OH-ME) and I correct it a lot! Even my closest friends call me Nyomi so it's not fun to always correct it.

I'm from Oklahoma, and for some reason people here sometimes pronounce it NAY-OH-MAH OR NYE-OH-MA. I've also heard this kind of pronunciation for Miami, Oklahoma (MYE-AM-UH.) I don't like either of these, they sound wrong.
As for the name, I think it's very cute! I'm in favor of the NAY-OH-ME pronunciation, but NYE-OH-ME is good too.

Re: pronunciations like NAY-OH-MAH, NYE-OH-MA, MYE-AM-UH, etc. (also MI-ZOOR-UH for Missouri): according to linguist Mario Pei, these apparently had their origin in an overcorrection for pronunciations like CAR-OH-LYE-NEE, AL-UH-BAM-EE, etc. The error (or natural development) was corrected even where it didn't exist and then stuck.

My name is Naomi. Yes, it is a pretty name. But it's a hard name to spell and say (either pronunciation) in English. I can remember in preschool thinking that the teachers were actually making fun of me because of how they said my name. So consider this before naming your child Naomi. Since there's two common pronunciations, people are going to say it "wrong" no matter what, right? And no, people usually *don't* get it right when I correct them, so if you name your child this, they will spend lots of time correcting people.

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I pronounce it NAY-omee, by the way. For awhile, I was saying, "It's like 'Watch me whip, watch me Nae Nae," but that popular culture reference is already old.

"Now, me!". That's how I prefer them calling my name. And I really love my name.

My friend's name is Naomi. She pronounces it like nay-Oh-mee and I do too. Most other people I know pronounce it like Ni-oh-me.

I'm French and my name is Naomi, pronounced N-ah-omee, every French speaker gets it right but most of my teachers (who happen to be Americans) pronounce it Nay-oh-mee. My nickname is Nao by the way!

I have never heard Naomi pronounced NYE-oh-mee, only NAY-oh-mee. I don't know about Hebrew, but many languages (including Finnish) would pronounce this name NAH-oh-mee.

My name is Naomi and when people pronounce it Nye-Omee it drives me nuts! Much prefer Nay-omee. Nicknames are Omi, Nomi, Gnomes and Nay-nay. Also my brother and sister love to point out that it spells "I moan" backwards!

People feel so incredibly confident telling others "HOW" to pronounce a name, lol. It can be pronounced either way. Calm down. It's fine if you don't like it one way or another, but sheesh, lay off the judgement!

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My aunt and niece are both named Naomi. One is NI-OH-ME and we call her "Nya" for short. The other is NAY-OH-ME and we call her Aunt Nomi. And it's a gorgeous name either way.

This name is pronounced NAY-omi. This is my name. NYE-omi is an incredibly ugly mispronunciation. I strongly recommend against naming a child Naomi because the name is constantly screwed up.

Most of the time I've heard the name NAOMI pronounced "nay-O-mee" but sometimes "nye-O-mee". It puts me in mind of my own name, which is Stephen, mostly said "Stee-ven" and occasionally "STEF-en".

It's NAY-omee. It is not NI-omee. This is my name, and I can't tell you how frustrating it is that my name is routinely mispronounced. Even when I correct people, they still pronounce it wrong. If you are thinking of naming your child this, take my advice: it's not worth the hassle. Yes, it's a beautiful name, but who wants to go through life having your name messed up all the time?

Pronounced NAY-OMEE.

In some parts of England* and Scotland, the name is more frequently pronounced as equisyllabic, with a slight stress on the first syllable, with the first and second frequently being elided, ie "Naea-me" (more accurate) or "Nayah-me" (perhaps easier to understand). The middle syllable is more like "ah" than "oh". As the bearer of this pronunciation, and a frequent victim of the horrible "Nai-OH-me" pronunciation, I think you can tell you which I prefer.

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*Oddly, despite being named by Northern English/Scottish parents, in England the place I most frequently meet the correct pronunciation is the south east.

I have heard this name pronounced neh-mi, though I have no idea if this is at all common.

The original Hebrew pronunciation does not sound at all similar to the English one. The pronunciation is: NOMIE, nomee, without the English annoying "Owww".

This name pronunciation in Hebrew: Neomi 'ne' (not ni or nah)
and the 'e' is emphasized.

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It is from the word Noam which means pleasantness, slightliness, coziness, loveliness.

My husband's little sister is named Naomi, she was named after their Grandmother. Only they pronounce it like Naoma which I've never understood and think it is stupid.

You can also pronounce it like Ni-omi/Ni-omee.

This name is pronounced nah-oh-mi in Hebrew.