Omid (name)

Omid
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Persian

Omid (also transliterated as Omead, Omeed, Omied, Umeed, or Ümit, Persian: اُمید) is a common Persian male given name, meaning hope. ^[1]^[2]

1 Given name
2 Surname
3 Other uses
4 References

Given name

Omid 16B, Iranian-British electronic music producer
Omid Abtahi, Iranian-American actor
Omid Djalili, Iranian-British stand up comedian and actor
Omid Ebrahimi, Iranian footballer
Omid Kordestani, Iranian-American businessman
Omid Memarian, Iranian journalist and social activist
Omid Namazi, Iranian-American soccer player
Omid Ravankhah, Iranian footballer
Omid Safi, American religion academic
Omid Tahvili, Iranian criminal

Surname

Ghazal Omid, Iranian-Canadian author

Other uses

Omid, first Iranian-launched satellite, launched on February 2, 2009
"Omid", a song on Thievery Corporation's album The Richest Man in Babylon (album)

References

^ http://www.iranrights.org/english/memorial.php Boroumand Foundation: Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights
^ http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/voices/transcript/?content=20070607 Voices on Antisemitism Interview with Ladan Boroumand

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Omid (name)

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Given name

Surname

Other uses

References