Dzhokhar
Джохар
From a Persian-Arabic word for a jewel or a precious essence.
Meaning and origin
Dzhokhar is a Chechen given name built on a Persian word for a gem or a precious essence, a word that also passed into Arabic and returned to the naming stock of the Muslim Caucasus.
How to pronounce Dzhokhar
| English (US) | joh-HAR /dʒoʊˈhɑːr/ |
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