First names in Hebrew

First name Naomi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נעמי

Gematria value: 170

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Naomi is written נעמי

Meaning and origin

What does Naomi mean?

Meaning: "my sweetness"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: Naomi, “my sweetness”, from the word noam, what is sweet and pleasant. It is a name much loved today in Jewish families and throughout the English-speaking world.

Gematria

Naomi = 170

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נעמי has 4 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• עthe letter Ayin70
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total170

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Naomi, from נ to י:

נֵר־לְרַגְלִי דְבָרֶךָ וְאוֹר לִנְתִיבָתִי׃

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”

Psalms 119:105

The book of your first name

Naomi, in nine pages

• Naomi, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Naomi
• Naomi, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Naomi in three answers

How do you write Naomi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Naomi is written נעמי.

What is the gematria value of Naomi?
Written נעמי, Naomi is worth 170: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Naomi mean?
My sweetness (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: Naomi, “my sweetness”, from the word noam, what is sweet and pleasant. It is a name much loved today in Jewish families and throughout the English-speaking world.