Naomi Osaka (大坂 なおみ Japanese pronunciation: Ōsaka Naomi) is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. Osaka has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She has won five titles on the WTA Tour, including two titles at both the Grand Slam and Premier Mandatory levels. Osaka won her first two Grand Slam singles titles in back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments at the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, and is the first player to achieve this feat since Jennifer Capriati in 2001.
The most common spelling is 直美 (straight, honest + beautiful), in this spelling it entered the Japanese top ten in 1965. It was the #1 most popular girl's name from 1968-1970 and left the top 10 after 1972.
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It’s funny how this version of the name is unisex, when I always thought of Naomi as a girl’s name. Not masculine at all!
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I love the way Naomi looks, but hate the way it’s pronounced. With this version though, the pronunciation is so much more elegant and pretty.
Naomi Watanabe is a Japanese actress, comedian, and fashion designer. She rose to fame in 2008 for her imitation of Beyoncé Knowles and was given the title "the Japanese Beyoncé."
Naomi Kawase (b. 1969) is a Japanese film director.
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Naomi Chiaki, is a Japanese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been commonly considered her signature song was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award. "Kassai" sold over one million copies by February 1973, and was awarded a gold disc.
My name is Naomi, and so I was wondering, if I ever go to Japan (which I would really like to), does that mean everyone will call me NOW-ME? I grew up with NY-OH-ME (as much as I hated it) and NAY-OH-ME. I don't mind NOW-ME as much.:/
Naomi Uemura (b. 1941 - d. 1984, Japanese: 直己) was a Japanese explorer. He was the first person to ever reach the North Pole solo, raft the Amazon solo, and climb Mount McKinley solo.
I so much prefer the Japanese version of this name! I hate the way "Naomi (Ney-owe-mi)" is pronounced in the western sense. It sounds whiny and ugly. But to pronounce it Nao-Mi sounds both cute and elegant at once. Unfortunately, if I called my child Naomi, you can bet everyone would pronounce it wrong. :(
My middle name rocks! My first name is often skipped & I have acheived the nickname Mimi. I hate how people mispronounce it as NI-omee. If you can read right, you'd be able to tell that the "i" is at the end. Most don't know it, but there is a significant difference in meaning if you pronounce it wrong, plus- it can get the bearer angry.
A very pretty name with a very pretty meaning. Although for some odd reason when I hear this name the first thing that pops into my head is a tropical beachside.
― Anonymous User 9/8/2007
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Correct pronunciation in Japanese is something like Nah-Oh-Mee, with the "Nah-Oh" blended together in speech to create a long "now" sound.
I love this name. MIAOMI is very pretty. It has always reminded me of a beautiful Japanese maiden. (that is if someone pronounces it in just the right way.)
― Anonymous User 4/23/2006
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There are numerous kanji possibilities for the "nao" portion of this name and you can check the comments under "Naoko" for some more. For the "mi" portion, you can use either "beautiful" or "fruit", but beautiful is more common.In some areas of Japan, this name has been extremely common at times (kind of like Jennifer here).
I like this name as the most common used kanji to write it is very beautiful. The kanji are also intricate, delicate and beautiful to look at. It is also a good Japanese name as Westerners can easily associate to it, even if it is pronounced differently to the English Naomi.