Hooman (هومن) is a
Persian 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 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.
Notable people with the name include:
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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
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
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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
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 cur ...
, British-born American investor and entrepreneur
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Hooman Tavakolian
Hooman "Mo" Tavakolian (born Mohammad Ali Tavakolian, September 17, 1976) is an Iranian-American former wrestler, wrestling coach, sports diplomat and a member of United World Wrestling. Tavakolian was nominated in 2017 for the Peace and Sport ...
, Iranian-American wrestler and coach
Surname
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Charles Hooman (1887–1969), English amateur sportsman
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Harry Hooman
Harry James Hooman (born 27 April 1991) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
Playing career
Hooman came through the youth ranks at Shrewsbury Town and signed his first professional contract with the club at the beginning ...
(born 1991), English footballer
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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 ...
(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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