Noemi
noh-EH-mee
Hebrew/Italian
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Pleasant; Delightful
- Origin
- Hebrew/Italian
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Noemi does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Pleasant; Delightful", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Noemi.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1990s (0.021% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Noemi is the return from bitterness — emptied and refilled, the pleasant name restored by God's faithfulness.
- Verses on this meaning
- Ruth 1:21
"I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty."
- Ruth 4:14
"Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman."
- Ruth 1:21