Hooman (هومن) is a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

male name which means 'benevolent and good natured'. Hooman is synonymous to Vahooman (وهومن) and

Bahman Bahman ( fa, بهمن, ) is the eleventh and penultimate month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Bahman has thirty days. It begins in January and ends in February of the Gregorian calendar. The month is ...

(بهمن). It is featured on the

Faravahar The Faravahar ( fa, فروهر), also known as the Foruhar () or the Farre Kiyâni ( fa, فر کیانی, label=none), is one of the best-known symbols of Zoroastrianism, an Iranian religion. There are various interpretations of what the Fara ...

of the

Zoroastrian Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a dualistic cosmology of good and evil within the framework of a monotheistic on ...

faith. The three "Hu's" are represented by the three sections of the wings of the Faravahar. It consists of the word "Hu" which is a combination of Humata, modern-day Pendar-e or Andeesh-e Nik (''Good Thoughts''); Hukhta, modern-day Goftār-e Nik (''Good Words''), and Huvarshta, modern-day Kerdār-e Nik (''Good Deeds''), and the Persian word "Man", which means 'Me' or 'I' in Persian. The name literally translates to "I have good thoughts, good deeds, and good words". Non-Persian languages do not have their own version of the name such as "men" in Mazandarani or "Mu/Mi" in Eastern Gilaki, but the pronunciation may differ slightly during speech such as "men" in Mazandarani or "mən" in Gilaki instead of the Persian pronunciation "mæn". It is the antonym of "Doshman" (دشمن), which means 'malevolent, enemy, or fetes'. Hooman is not to be confused with the name Houmān (هومان), as in Ferdowsi's story of

Rostam and Sohrab The tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab forms part of the 10th-century Persian epic ''Shahnameh'' by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. It tells the tragic story of the heroes Rostam and his son, Sohrab.Ebrahimi, Mokhtar & Taheri, Abdollah. (2017). The Tragedy i ...

in the

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,00 ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Hooman Barghnavard Hooman Barghnavard ( fa, هومن برق‌نورد; born December 26, 1969) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for two Hafez Awards and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award. Filmography Cinema *''The Queen ...

, Iranian actor *

Hooman Darabi Hooman Darabi is an electrical engineer with Broadcom Corporation in Irvine, California. Darabi was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for his contributions to radio frequency integrated circuits ...

, Iranian-American electrical engineer *

Hooman Khalatbari Hooman Khalatbari ( fa, هومن خلعتبری) is an Austrian- Iranian music conductor and pianist. He started playing piano from age 6 and earned his B.Mus. from Tehran University of Art in 1996. Between 1988 and 1996, he was the principal ...

, Iranian-Austrian pianist and conductor *

Hooman Majd Hooman Majd (born 1957) is an Iranian-born American journalist, author, and political commentator who writes on Iranian affairs. He is based in New York City, and regularly travels to Iran. Early life Hooman Majd was born in 1957 in Tehran, Ira ...

, Iranian-American journalist and commentator *

Hooman Radfar Hooman Radfar (born July 14, 1980, London, England) is an American entrepreneur and engineer. He is co-founder and CEO aCollective the first online back-office platform designed for freelancers, consultants and other businesses-of-one. He is curr ...

, British-born American investor and entrepreneur * Hooman Tavakolian, Iranian-American wrestler and coach

Surname

Charles Hooman Charles Victor Lisle Hooman (3 October 1887 – 20 November 1969), often known as Chubby Holman, was an English amateur sportsman who played cricket for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club between 1907 and 1910.

(1887–1969), English amateur sportsman * Harry Hooman (born 1991), English footballer *

Julie Hoomans Julie Hoomans is a Dutch fashion model. Career Hoomans was discovered while going shopping. She debuted at Prada S/S 2014, and walked for Altuzarra, Versace, Anthony Vaccarello, Dries Van Noten, and Maison Margiela. She has also walked for Lou ...

(born 1997), Dutch fashion model *

Thomas Hooman Thomas Charles Hooman (28 December 1850 – 22 September 1938) was a leading English association football player of the Victorian era. He played for Wanderers in the 1872 FA Cup Final and was also chosen to represent England on several occasion ...

(1850–1938), English association football player {{Given name, type=both