Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "My joy, my pleasant one."

In Spanish, this name is spelled with an accent -- Noemí.

Languages: This girl's name is used in Italian and Spanish.

Popularity: The name Noemi ranked 592nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 806th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: In the Western world, it is derived from a Hebrew expression meaning ''Be pleasant.''

In Japanese, the characters used to represent the name mean ''Beautiful correction.''