What nickname would you give a girl named Naomi?

[yurbud]

My wife and I have more or less settled on naming our baby Naomi, but wonder what nicknames we or others could or would give her.

Anyone have ideas or know a Naomi who had a decent nickname?

[elleng]

1. NOMI just came to me.

HAVE FUN!

[yurbud]

4. We thought of that, but it reminds me of this:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. There was a girl in my class named Naomi. We called her Nomi and I never

once thought of garden gnomes. LOL

[dysfunctional press]

64. it reminds me of this:

(nomi malone- showgirls)

[Skittles]

2. a coworker Naomi is called Nimi

her baby sister couldn't pronounce her name so her pronunciation just stuck :)

[yurbud]

3. we hadn't thought of that one.

[kentauros]

5. How about "No" or "Me"?

:P

[Sanity Claws]

16. Mimi

Kind of a variation of your idea of "me."

[Fire Walk With Me]

42. KnowMe.

[proteus_lives]

6. Nicknames almost always depend on appearance and personality.

If she develops a love of the word no or turning down things, "Nay-omi".

Short? Omi would work best.

[kentauros]

7. Or just "Om"

[proteus_lives]

8. Or if she's a big eater...

Nom-Nom.

[kentauros]

9. lol

There ya go :rofl:

[Captain Hilts]

23. Call her 'Scout', 'Doc', or 'Stretch'. nt

[Duer 157099]

10. Nay-Nay?

Well it's better than No-No, hehe

[jobycom]

30. I have some cousin- or niece-in-law they call Naynay. Not sure what it's short for but

that was the first thing I thought. :)

[kentauros]

11. Oh wait! I got it!

Neo!

[yurbud]

28. We thought of that!

But then if we have another kid, she'd be oldo.

[struggle4progress]

12. "Gnu" will be good when you first bring her home. "Gnat" will be natural while

she is still tiny. When she starts teething, you can call her "Gnash," and when that phase is over you can switch to "Gnaw." Throughout her psychotic teenage years, you should consider "Gnarly."

[Rabrrrrrr]

13. Black and orange shag carpeting

I think that's a pretty catchy nickname.

[trof]

14. Butch

That's my nickname but I don't mind if you use it.
;-)

[peekaloo]

15. Say No Me

That's what we called our friend, our very negative friend named Naomi. She was very British and quite hilarious.

[Sanity Claws]

17. Why a nickname?

It is a pretty name and she should use it all the time.
If she gets a nickname, let it be something that she does or says.

[NightWatcher]

18. Mony Mony. you do know that Naomi backwards is I Moan

[yurbud]

27. yikes! luckily, most kids are illiterate forwards, so they won't think to spell it backwards

[JonLP24]

52. When I was in elementary school

I figured out on my own race car is race car spelled backwards if you disregard the space.

You never know.

[pink-o]

53. No surprise. Naomi in Hebrew means "bitter herb"

Not one of my faves. Naomi in the bible was just a kvetchy mother in law, who made Ruth's life miserable. Leah is a nice Hebrew name and so is Rachel. Most women's names aren't that great--my middle name is Ruth, my aunt is Esther, another is Judith and of course there's a Naomi in my family who's the classic Jewish busybody.

Deborah is the coolest woman in the Old Testament, but talk about overdone! I guess the point I'm making is that your daughter is gonna build an identity around her name--do you really want "Naomi" the bitter herb to be her starting point?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

20. Nemo

or not

:hi:

[mulsh]

21. the best nicknames are spontaneously given by friends and family.

I believe if you bide your time you'll find either the perfect nickname or just call her Naomi, which is one of my favorite names.

A Naomi I grew up with had the nickname "mouse" because she kinda looked like a cute mouse. She goes by Naomi these days except with old friends like me who barely remember using her given name.

[Captain Hilts]

22. It's unique for not having one.

Some folks think "Nomi," is one, but it's a completely different name.

[yurbud]

29. that's what I thought

[Captain Hilts]

50. I had English kin named 'Naomi' and that was her beef with the name. It's got

a lot of syllables and no easier nickname.

For that reason I've never understood 'jack' for 'john'. What's the point?

[yurbud]

51. I think that's why a lot of people just name their kid Jack if that's what they want to call him.

[Lex]

24. Mimi.

[MicaelS]

26. X 2 for Mimi n/t

[Arugula Latte]

59. Mimi is good. It can be further shortened to Meems.

Shortened verbally, that is.

[AngryAmish]

25. Snooki

just popular these days

[jobycom]

31. You never know. I named my kid Morgan, and her top three nicknames are:

Morgy, Morganism, and Morgasm.

And yeah, they call her the last in front of me. No respect, I tell you. Kids these days. Exit from my St Augustine, you young pups!

[Iggo]

38. No "Morgonsky", eh?

[jobycom]

39. Hmm. Possibly. There have been a few that didn't stick as well.

:)

[yurbud]

47. at least she has clever friends.

[Deep13]

32. "Naomi" ...

I you HAFTA shorten it, then just "Ny."

[Duer 157099]

33. Nay-o! And then you can sing this all the time to her

And when she's old enough, you can watch Beetle Juice with her!

Nay-o, Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay
Me say Nay, me say Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink a' rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till the mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Nay-o, Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay
Me say Nay, me say Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch a' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home

It's six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot BUNCH!
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Nay-o, Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay
Me say Nay, me say Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Nay-o, Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay, me say Nay
Me say Nay, me say Nay-ay-ay-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

[yurbud]

57. ha!

[Iggo]

34. Now.

[Mojambo]

35. Mimi makes the most sense. n/t

[edbermac]

36. Ni!

We want.....a SHRUBBERY!

[Terra Alta]

37. Naomi is a perfectly beautiful name

just the way it is. Why the need for a nickname?:shrug:

[yurbud]

48. long O in the middle drags it out to much to say over and over.

[Brickbat]

40. He Hate Me.

Barring that, I have a relative named Noemi, which is a variant of Naomi, and they called her Noey-bird. A nickname will come, and you might be surprised by it.

[Coventina]

60. LOL! You win the thread!

:rofl:

[sakabatou]

41. Nao-chan

[NoPasaran]

43. Niblets

[yurbud]

49. my kid isn't even born yet and you're thinking of the porn names?!

[NoPasaran]

55. I was thinking of the delicious canned corn!

[surrealAmerican]

44. Omi ...

... pronounced "oh, me" would be cute.

[LostInAnomie]

45. Nom-nom-nom

[Blue-Jay]

46. T-Bone is a good nickname.

[JVS]

54. Mara

Because that is what Naomi started calling herself.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

56. I knew a Naomi that went by Noni ...

I kind of like that.

[FunkyLeprechaun]

58. Omi

A very good friend of mine was Naomi and we called her Omi.

[Tikki]

61. Yes, yes...

That would be my choice.


I met a lady on a bus who was so proud of her new twin grandchildren...but, she
lamented that they were named Julian and Julia and how would their nicknames be different enough!
...Ian and Lia...


Tikki

[FunkyLeprechaun]

62. She was one of the women who taught me how to speak

I thank her gratefully for that chance. (I was a deaf girl growing up in the eighties where my peers would rather have seen me go to deaf school than go to school with them)

BTW I had a hard time at the time calling her Naomi so she settled on Omi, and all the kids she taught stuck by that nickname because it was easier for them to pronounce. Even as we are all grown up and nearing our thirties, we still call our Naomi, Omi, even though we know how to say her name now.

[mimitabby]

63. why does Naomi need a nickname?

It's a beautiful name, why mess with it?

(I'm a Mimi)

[gmoney]

65. Nairobi?

If I was a mean kid on the playground maybe.

[dysfunctional press]

66. i wouldn't- i like saying the name 'naomi' too much. but- how about 'num-num'...?

i'd probably end up using a generic nickname that wasn't based on the name, or a personal one based on some type of action/'quirk'.

[barb162]

67. Nicki or Mimi

or nick or mi