Naama is a Hebrew biblical name meaning 'pleasant,' 'lovely,' or 'sweet.'
Naama (נַעֲמָה) is a Hebrew name of ancient biblical pedigree, derived from the root naem (נעם), meaning pleasant, lovely, or sweet. It is the feminine form of Naaman ('pleasant one') and shares its root with the name Naomi (no'ami, 'my pleasantness'). In this way, Naama belongs to a cluster of Hebrew names that locate beauty not in external appearance but in the quality of presence — the pleasantness a person brings to those around them, a warmth that makes their company a gift.
The name appears twice in the Hebrew Bible. The first Naama is mentioned in Genesis 4:22 as the daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-Cain — making her one of the earliest named women in scripture, connected to the lineage of craftsmen and metalworkers. The second biblical Naama appears in 1 Kings 14:21 as an Ammonite princess who became the wife of King Solomon and the mother of Rehoboam, the first king of Judah after the kingdom's division.
This second Naama is notable as a foreign woman who entered Israel's royal line — a figure of cross-cultural connection within the biblical narrative. In contemporary Hebrew, naim and na'im remain living words meaning pleasant or agreeable, giving Naama a semantic freshness that purely historical names sometimes lack — its meaning is immediately legible to Hebrew speakers. In Israel, it is a beloved classic, spanning generations without feeling dated. In the diaspora, it has gained quiet currency among Jewish families seeking a name that is authentically Hebrew, euphonious in multiple languages, and carries genuine scriptural depth without being as widely recognized as Sarah or Rachel.