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:
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Desi
Desi ( or or ; Hindustani language, Hindustani: देसी , , ) also Deshi, is a loose term used to describe the ethnic groups in South Asia, peoples, culture of South Asia, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their Sout ...
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
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Dzhokhar Dudayev (1944–1996), Chechen politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (born 1993), convicted perpetrator of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings
See also
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Dzhokhar (disambiguation)
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