ext_217048 ([identity profile] pearshateraqui.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2006-05-13 05:21 pm
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Naamah?

I was walking in the graveyard today when I spotted a grave for one Naamah. I'd never heard this name before. It didn't say whether it was a man or a woman, and I think this person was born in the mid 19th century (they died in 1909). Any information/opinions on this name?
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[identity profile] lovablemess.livejournal.com 2006-05-13 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
As I've heard it, Naama (with or without the "h", I guess) is a female Hebrew name.

[identity profile] dancing-crazy.livejournal.com 2006-05-13 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
Naamah is a variation of Na'ama, as far as I know. Na'ama is a female Jewish/Hebrew name. It's originally a biblical name but in its modern spelling in Hebrew (נעמה) means "pleasant".

[identity profile] unendingreverie.livejournal.com 2006-05-13 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of that name before... but it's pretty!

[identity profile] dionysia.livejournal.com 2006-05-13 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Naamah is a goddess in the (fictional) Kushiel trilogy by Jacqueline Carey. She is the goddess of love/pleasure.
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