Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 902

Cevheri

Cevheri /dʒevheˈɾi/

“jeweller”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
C
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Cevheri?

Cevheri

IPA /dʒevheˈɾi/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Cevheri mean?

Cevheri comes from Arabic jawharī “jeweller”, formed from jawhar “jewel, gem; essence” with the Arabic relational suffix -ī. Jawhar itself was borrowed from Middle Persian gōhar. Abu Nasr al-Jawhari (d. 1003), author of the Ṣiḥāḥ, a founding work of classical Arabic lexicography, bore this name.1

Grammar cevher + -ī (nisba suffix).

What is Cevheri made of?

Cevheri breaks into 2 parts: cevher (jewel, gem; essence) + -i (Arabic relational suffix (nisba)).

Cevheri ++ root cevher jewel, gem; essence ARABIC jawharī “jeweller” suffix -i Arabic relational suffix(nisba) ARABIC jawhar “jewel, essence; fromMiddle Persian gōhar” Cevheri cevher root jewel, gem; essence jawharī ARABIC “jeweller” -i suffix Arabic relational suffix (nisba) jawhar ARABIC “jewel, essence; from MiddlePersian gōhar”
Cevheri: parts and root words
  • jawharī Arabic — jeweller1
  • jawhar Arabic — jewel, essence; from Middle Persian gōhar1

How was the name Cevheri formed?

Cevheri belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (cevher + -i).

Which surnames are related to Cevheri?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Cevher same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Cevheri?

  1. Necmettin Cevheri politician 1930–2023
  2. Sabahattin Cevheri politician 1950–
  3. Hacı Ömer Cevheri politician 1887–1952
  4. Mehmet Ali Cevheri politician 1961–
  5. İbrahim Cevher Cevheri politician 1957–

People surnamed Cevheri as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Cevheri also a first name?

Yes. Cevheri is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “jeweller”.

Cevheri as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Cevheri accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: cevher accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Cevheri

Q1

What does the surname Cevheri mean?

Cevheri comes from Arabic jawharī “jeweller”, formed from jawhar “jewel, gem; essence” with the Arabic relational suffix -ī. Jawhar itself was borrowed from Middle Persian gōhar. Abu Nasr al-Jawhari (d. 1003), author of the Ṣiḥāḥ, a founding work of classical Arabic lexicography, bore this name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cevheri?

The root word of Cevheri is jawharī (Arabic): “jeweller”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cevheri?

Cev·he·ri, 3 syllables; IPA: /dʒevheˈɾi/.