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Omie

Omie proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Naomi.

Proper noun

Omie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Naomi.
    • Craven's 1874 poem was reprinted several times, the last being in 1952. By the early to mid twentieth century, the folk song about Omie Wise was widely known. Variants have turned up in poetry, prose, and song in numerous sources. Tragedies sung about a girl named variously Naoma, Naomi, Omie, Oma...2015, Gerald Milnes, Play of a Fiddle: Traditional Music, Dance, and Folklore in West Virginia, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN, page 79

Origin of Omie

Shortening.

Questions about Omie

What does Omie mean?
Omie means a diminutive of the female given name Naomi.
What part of speech is Omie?
Omie is a proper noun.

Words near Omie in the dictionary

  1. omicron virus
  2. omicrons
  3. omics
  4. Omid
  5. omidenepag
  6. Omie
  7. omigawd
  8. omigod
  9. omigosh
  10. Omiko
  11. omikra

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