Gohar and Gauhar are given names and surnames. Gawhar is a given name. Also, Gohar (Eastern Armenian) Kohar (Western Armenian) or Goar may be transliterations of the Armenian feminine given name . Together with a numer of other names, these names are derived from the Persian gōhar (گُوهَر) meaning "gem, jewel" or "essence, substance". Notable people with the name include:

Given name Goar Goar Hlgatian (born 1975), Armenian chess player Goar Vartanian (1926–2019), Armenian woman who spied for the Soviet Union together with her husband Gevork Vartanian Names of Gohar Gasparyan, Gohar Harutyunyan, and other Armenian persons may also be spelled as Goar

Gohar Gohar Ali Shah, Pakistani politician from Mardan District, member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Gohar Dashti (born 1980), Iranian photographer and video artist Gohar Faiz (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer Gohar Gasparyan (1924–2007), Armenian opera singer Gohar Gasparyan (television presenter) (born 1985), Armenian television presenter (born 1979), Armenian model, Miss Armenia Gohar HarutyunyanGohar Harutyunyan, Armenian sports shooter Gohar Ayub Khan (1937–2023), Pakistani politician Gohar Kheirandish (born 1954), Iranian actress Gohar Markosjan-Käsper (1949–2015), Armenian-Estonian writer Gohar Mamajiwala (1910–1985), Indian singer, actress, producer and studio owner Gohar Muradyan (born 1957), Armenian philologist and translator Gohar Nabil (born 1973), Egyptian handball player Gohar Rasheed (born 1984), Pakistani actor Gohar Shah (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer , Armenian politician, M.P. Gohar Zaman (born 1979), Pakistani footballer

Gauhar Gauhar Ara Begum (1631–1706), Mughal princess, daughter of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal Gauhar Afroz (born 1965), also known as Gori, Pakistani retired film actress Gauhar Ali (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer Gauhar Hafeez (born 1999), Pakistani cricketer Gauhar Jaan (1873–1930), Indian singer and dancer Gauhar Jamil (1925–1980), Bangladeshi dancer born Ganesh Nath Gauhar Raza (born 1956), Indian poet, social activist and documentary filmmaker Gauhar Rehman (1936–2003), Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician

Gawhar Gawhar, third wife of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Baháʼí Faith religion Hajji Gawhar Khanum, first female poet and astronomer of the 19th-century Qajar empire Gawhar Shad (died 1457), chief consort of Shah Rukh, ruler of the Timurid Empire

Gowhar Gowhar Khanum, Qajar princess and the daughter of Fath-Ali Shah Gowhar Qajar (died 1901), Iranian poetess and astronomer of the Qajar era

Surname Gohar Ali Gohar, birth name of Shah Alam II (1728–1806), Mughal emperor Ali Gohar (born 1956), Pakistani scholar and restorative justice expert Bushra Gohar (born 1961), Pakistani politician and Pashtun human rights activist Hamed Gohar (1907–1992), Egyptian oceanographer and biologist Nouran Gohar (born 1997), Egyptian squash player

Gauhar Altaf Gauhar (1923–2000), Pakistani civil servant, journalist, poet, and writer very close to the country's first military dictator, Ayub Khan Madeeha Gauhar (1956–2018), Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist Ranjana Gauhar, Indian classical dancer

See also

Gauahar Khan (born 1983), Indian model and actress