Hooman (هومن) is a
Persian
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* 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
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male name which means 'benevolent and good natured'.
Hooman is synonymous to Vahooman (وهومن) and
Bahman (بهمن). It is featured on the
Faravahar 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 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
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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
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Hooman Darabi, Iranian-American electrical engineer
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Hooman Khalatbari, Iranian-Austrian pianist and conductor
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Hooman Majd, Iranian-American journalist and commentator
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Hooman Radfar, British-born American investor and entrepreneur
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Hooman Tavakolian, Iranian-American wrestler and coach
Surname
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Charles Hooman (1887–1969), English amateur sportsman
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Harry Hooman (born 1991), English footballer
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Julie Hoomans (born 1997), Dutch fashion model
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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 occasions ...
(1850–1938), English association football player
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