Hum may refer to:

Science

Hum (sound) A hum is a sound made by producing a wordless tone with the mouth closed, forcing the sound to emerge from the nose. To hum is to produce such a sound, often with a melody. It is also associated with thoughtful absorption, 'hmm'. A hum has a ...

, a sound produced with closed lips, or by insects, or other periodic motion *

Mains hum Mains hum, electric hum, cycle hum, or power line hum is a sound associated with alternating current which is twice the frequency of the mains electricity. The fundamental frequency of this sound is usually double that of fundamental 50/60 Hz, ...

, an electric or electromagnetic phenomenon *

The Hum The Hum is a name often given to widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise audible to many but not all people. Hums have been reported all over the world, including the United States, the Un ...

, an acoustic phenomenon *

Venous hum Venous hum is a benign auscultation, auscultatory phenomenon caused by the normal flow of blood through the jugular veins. At rest, 20% of cardiac output flows to the brain via the internal carotid and vertebral arteries; this drains via the intern ...

, a physiological sensation

Places

Historical

* Hum (zemlja), a medieval principality, now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Mount Hum (Sarajevo), a hill north of Sarajevo * Mount Hum (Mostar), a hill south of Mostar *

Hum (Bugojno) Hum ( sr, Хум) is a village in the municipality of Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 48, all Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a So ...

, a village in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Hum, Foča, a village in Republika Srpska * Hum, Trebinje, a village in Republika Srpska

Croatia

* Hum, Croatia, a town in Istria * Mount Hum (Vis), a hill on the island of Vis in Dalmatia * Mount Hum (Plaški), a hill in the region of mountainous Croatia * Mount Hum (Lastovo), a hill on the island of Lastovo in Dalmatia

Serbia

* Hum (Niš), a village *

Hum (Pešter) Hum (Serbian Cyrillic: Хум) is a mountain on the border of Serbia and Montenegro, between towns of Sjenica and Rožaje, on the eastern edge of Pešter The Pešter Plateau ( sr, Пештерска висораван, Pešterska visoravan; sq, ...

, a mountain on the border of Serbia and Montenegro

Slovenia

* Mount Hum (Laško), a hill in Styria *

Hum, Brda Hum () is a settlement in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Italy. References External linksHum on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Brda {{BrdaSI-geo-stub ...

, a village in the Littoral region

United Kingdom

Humberside Humberside () was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East Riding of Yorkshire, West ...

, former county in England, Chapman code HUM

Elsewhere

* Houma–Terrebonne Airport, IATA code HUM, in Louisiana, United States * Hum Island near Antarctica

People

Hum Jayega Dal Bahadur Gurung, popularly known as Hum Jayega (हम जाएगा) (1922–1992) is a person often cited as a funny character in folklore and jokes in Nepal, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Sikkim, Assam and Manipur. Because of several unre ...

(1922–1992), Nepali Indian comedian *

Christopher Hum Sir Christopher Owen Hum (born 27 January 1946) is the former UK Ambassador to the People's Republic of China and Master of a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Education Hum was educated at Berkhamsted School, a boarding i ...

(born 1946), British diplomat *

Phan Văn Hùm Phan Văn Hùm (9 April 1902 – 1946) was a Vietnamese journalist, philosopher and revolutionary in French colonial Cochinchina who, from 1930, participated in the Trotskyist left opposition to the Communist Party of Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh). ...

(1902–1946), Vietnamese Trotskyist

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Hum (band) Hum is an American alternative rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States. They are best known for their 1995 radio hit "Stars". After initially disbanding in 2000, Hum was largely inactive (save for sporadic performances) until reuniti ...

, a band from Champaign, Illinois, US * ''The Hum'' (Hookworms album), 2014 * ''The Hum'' (O'Hooley & Tidow album), 2014 * ''Hum'' (Eerie Wanda album), 2016 * "Hum", 2014 song by Tigers Jaw from ''Charmer'' * ''The Hum'',

Unwritten Law Unwritten Law is an American punk rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour. They are notable for their singles " ...

album

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Hum'' (film), a 1991 Bollywood film *

Highly unusual method Highly unusual methods (also HUM) is a class of contract bridge bidding systems defined by the World Bridge Federation. Usually these are artificial systems that require advance preparation to contend with, and are restricted to the highest level ...

, or HUM, in contract bridge *

Hum FM Hum FM is a private FM radio station, broadcasting separately from the United Arab Emirates which plays Bollywood and pop music. It was acquired by Zee Entertainment, a subsidiary of Essel Group in September 2016. Cricket commentary In the past, ...

, an Emirati radio station *

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network ...

, a Pakistani television channel

Other uses

* Honda of the UK Manufacturing, British motor vehicle assembler * Verizon Hum, a vehicle diagnostic and tracking system {{Disambiguation, geo