Gavhar

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Uzbek (Central Asia)

Meaning

a Persian-derived Uzbek feminine name meaning jewel, gem, or precious stone, from Persian gauhar (جوهر), a word that also carries philosophical connotations of essence, substance, and quintessence; in Sufi and classical Persian literary usage gauhar refers not only to a physical gem but to the innermost essence of a thing, the pearl of true being that lies within the shell of outward form; the jewel metaphor for a beloved daughter or a person of exceptional worth runs throughout Persian and Uzbek poetry, and Gavhar is one of a cluster of gem-related feminine names — alongside Marvarid (pearl), Zumrad (emerald), and Olmaz (diamond) — that are perennially popular in Uzbek naming; the name signals the parents' sense that their daughter is their most precious possession, more valuable than any material gem, and expresses the Persianate poetic sensibility that suffuses Uzbek cultural life

Gender

female

Also spelled

Gavkhar, Gawhar