Gohar

/G-AA-HH-AE-R/

Girl MuslimZoroastrian Persian origin OtherPersian

Jewel, essence, precious substance, from Persian gohar, with roots in Avestan gaothra (origin, source). The word means both a literal gem and the inmost nature of a thing, so the name calls a daughter both treasure and true essence, a favourite of Persian and Sufi poetic imagery.

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Meaning & origin

Gohar is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Jewel, essence, precious substance, from Persian gohar, with roots in Avestan gaothra (origin, source). The word means both a literal gem and the inmost nature of a thing, so the name calls a daughter both treasure and true essence, a favourite of Persian and Sufi poetic imagery." and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.

Beyond its Muslim heritage, Gohar is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Other, Persian families, Gohar carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Gohar

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Gohar resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
4
stability and disciplined work
Chaldean
9
compassion and humanitarian service

How Gohar sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Gohar breaks down into 5 phonemes: /G-AA-HH-AE-R/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Gohar

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Gohar maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 4) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Gohar flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Beauty
Gohar belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Muslim
As a Muslim name, Gohar carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Gohar is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Gohar

If Gohar resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Other families

Fatima
She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father
Maryam
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree
Layla
Night, the intoxicating darkness of a desert evening — Layla is the legendary beloved of Majnun in the greatest love story of Arabic literature, the woman whose beauty drove a poet to madness and exile. Her name carries the romance of starlit sand dunes, the mystery of dark hair against moonlight, and the ache of a love too intense for the daylit world
Yasmin
Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Beauty cluster

Zainab
A fragrant tree, the father's precious jewel — Zainab was the name of the Prophet's eldest daughter and his wife, and later his granddaughter who witnessed the tragedy at Karbala and preserved its memory through her eloquent testimony
Rumaisa
Bouquet of flowers — the name of a companion of the Prophet. A name of natural beauty and fragrance bundled together.
Aisyah
Living, full of life — the Malay rendering of the Arabic Aisha, from the root 'ayasha (to live, to thrive). The distinctive Malay spelling, shaped by Jawi orthography, marks the name as Southeast Asian even as it keeps the meaning of a long and flourishing life that the original Arabic carries.

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Gohar

Golnaz
Grace of the flower — from Persian gol, ‘flower, rose,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ joining the central Persian symbols of beauty. An ornamental, warm Persian feminine name.
Golnar
Pomegranate flower, from Persian gol (flower) and nar (pomegranate). The blossom is an old emblem of feminine fertility and beauty in Iranian gardens, and the name carries that vivid red-orange image, recurring in classical Persian miniatures, into a daughter's name with quiet floral grace.
Golbarg
Flower petal, rose petal, from Persian gol (flower) and barg (leaf, petal). The name isolates the single soft petal as its image, evoking the most delicate part of the bloom. It draws on the rose-centred imagery that saturates Persian poetry, lending a daughter fragile, fragrant beauty.

Common questions about Gohar

What does the name Gohar mean?

Gohar means "Jewel, essence, precious substance, from Persian gohar, with roots in Avestan gaothra (origin, source). The word means both a literal gem and the inmost nature of a thing, so the name calls a daughter both treasure and true essence, a favourite of Persian and Sufi poetic imagery.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Gohar a boy or girl name?

Gohar is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Gohar?

Gohar is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.

What is the numerology of Gohar?

Gohar has a Pythagorean destiny number of 4 — stability and disciplined work.

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