Omid (disambiguation)

Omid
Pronunciation	Oh-meed
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Persian

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

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 Ghayour, Iranian Mathematician, Scientist, Programmer, ...
• 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

• 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

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

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