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