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
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
male name which means 'benevolent and good natured'.
Hooman is synonymous to Hooman (هومن) and
Bahman (بهمن). It is featured on the
Faravahar
The Farāvahār (; ), also called the Foruhār () or the Fārre Kiyâni (), is one of the most prominent symbols of Zoroastrianism. There is no universal consensus on what it means or stands for, as a variety of interpretations exist. The mos ...
of the
Zoroastrian
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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
Humān (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 Trage ...
in the
Shahnameh
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.
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Hooman Barghnavard, 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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Thomas Hooman (1850–1938), English association football player
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