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Omie (Naomi)
I came across this nickname option for Naomi quite by accident, and I think I might love it! I was always kind of lukewarm about Naomi before - it was ok, but nothing special. But finding Omie changes my perception of it. It's so hokey and down-home.What do you think of Omie as a nickname for Naomi?
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I think it's cute.It vaguely reminds me of a totally unrelated name, Omid. And names like Ori, Opie, Obi. And as someone else said, Oma, which gives it a bit of an old soul vibe, like Nan has to me.Naomi seems lowkey pleasant to me yet is not a fav.I also coincidentally like Appalachian murder ballads.

This message was edited 6/16/2021, 6:33 PM

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It just reminds me of the bald kid monk from Xiaolin Showdown xDAlso it sounds like the slang word 'homie'
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Omie for Naomi is cute. I like it.
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There's a somewhat well-known Appalachian murder ballad called Omie Wise about a real-life case from the 1800's where a pregnant woman was murdered by her lover. Whether that's a bad association depends on how much you like Appalachian murder ballads.

This message was edited 6/16/2021, 12:42 PM

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That's how I heard about it!! I admit that I find it fascinating.
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It just makes me think of the German word for Granny.
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As long as Omie never moves to South Africa, it'd be fine! But, the Afrikaans word for Uncle is Oom and its diminutive is Omie. With that exact spelling, though a different sound - the double-o in oom sounds like a speeded-up Oo-er, silent r, and the o in omie is the same; so, OO-er-me. Which might cause a few stifled giggles ...
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Nah. It's too unattractive. It reminds me of omen too.
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It seems forced. Not a fan.
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I prefer Naomi in full. Omie seems very forced to me. Like trying too hard to find a nickname for a name that does not readily lend itself to one. But I am not the hugest fan of nicknames anyway.
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