girl’s name
Naomi in Chinese
娜奥米
nà ào mǐ · traditional 娜奧米
Naomi is usually written 娜奥米 in Chinese, pronounced nà ào mǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Naomi, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 娜 | nà | fourth (falling) tone | elegant, graceful, delicate | 娜 |
| 奥 | ào | fourth (falling) tone | mysterious, obscure, profound | 奧 |
| 米 | mǐ | third (dipping) tone | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Naomi in Chinese
How do you write Naomi in Chinese?
Naomi is usually written 娜奥米 in Chinese, pronounced nà ào mǐ. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Naomi, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 娜奥米?
娜奥米 is pronounced nà ào mǐ: nà in the fourth (falling) tone, ào in the fourth (falling) tone and mǐ in the third (dipping) tone.
How do you write Naomi in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it is written 娜奧米.
Is 娜奥米 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Naomi, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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