Dzhokhar (name)

Dzhokhar (جوهر) is a male name Perso-Arabic origin, meaning "jewel". It is popular in Chechnya, Dagestan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. It is related to the following same-origin names:

• Desi male name: Jawahar,
• Azerbaijani female name: Govhar
• Armenian female names: Johar, Kohar, Gohar
• Albanian male name: Xhevahir, Xhevahiri
• Chechen male name: Dƶoxar
• Turkish male name: Cevher

Notable people

• Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944–1996), Chechen politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (born 1993), convicted perpetrator of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings

See also

• Dzhokhar (disambiguation)