Dzhokhar 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

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