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Naomi , in the Bible, Ruth's mother-in-law.

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Naomi ♀ Biblical name (meaning ‘pleasantness’ in Hebrew), borne by the wise mother-in-law of Ruth. The name has long been regarded as typically Jewish, but it occurs occasionally from the 17th century and came into wide general use around the 1980s.

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