Naomi (なおみ)
Naomi is read なおみ and has 3 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 君美, 菜央美 and 菜央実. All three are feminine.
Reading
な·お·み (3 beats)
Kanji spellings
3 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Naomi
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 君美なおみFeminine
Lord + beauty
- 君— lord
- 美— beauty
- 菜央美なおみFeminine
Greens + center + beauty
- 菜(な)— greens
- 央(お)— center
- 美(み)— beauty
- 菜央実なおみFeminine
Greens + center + truth
- 菜(な)— greens
- 央(お)— center
- 実(み)— truth
The kanji in Naomi
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 美beauty2 spellings
- 菜greens2 spellings
- 央center2 spellings
- 君lord1 spelling
- 実truth1 spelling
Naomi with common surnames
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Naomi on our lists
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Questions about Naomi
Is Naomi a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Naomi is feminine.
What does Naomi mean?
Naomi is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 君美 reads as "lord + beauty", 菜央美 reads as "greens + center + beauty" and 菜央実 reads as "greens + center + truth". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Naomi be written in kanji?
Our data lists 3: 君美, 菜央美 and 菜央実. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Naomi?
なおみ is 3 beats: な · お · み. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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