Dzhokhar (name)
Dzhokhar (جوهر) is a male name Perso-Arabic origin, meaning "jewel". It is popular in Chechnya, Dagestan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran[citation needed]. 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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