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Gender Masculine
Scripts هوشنگ(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. /huː.ˈʃæŋɡ/(Persian) /huː.ˈʃæːŋɡ/(Persian)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsHushang, Hooshang, Hoshang

Meaning & History

From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic the Shahnameh.
Added 9/2/2020 by HL