Zaveri is an Indian surname, mainly found among the
Gujarati people
The Gujarati people or Gujaratis, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who reside in or can trace their ancestry or heritage to the present-day western Indian state of Gujarat. They primarily speak Gujarati, an Indo-Aryan language. While G ...
. The word "Zaveri" (also spelled
Jhaveri) means jeweler, and is derived from the
Arabic ''Javahari''.
Though not all people with surname Zaveri are jewellers by profession, the surname indicates that their ancestors must have been jewelers. Notable people with the name include:
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Shantidas Zaveri (c. 1580s–1659), influential Indian jeweler and merchant during the Mughal era
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Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd. (TBZ) is a noted Indian jeweller and jewellery retail chain based in India. Established in 1864 (156 years ago) by Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Zaveri Bazaar, the jewellery district of Mumbai, it was subsequen ...
, who founded the eponymous jewelers
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Anjala Zaveri (born 1972), Indian actress
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Pankaj Manubhai Zaveri, Indian cricketer
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Ashna Zaveri, Indian actress
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Rakesh Jhaveri
Rakesh Jhaveri, also known as Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai and Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, (born 26 September 1966) is a spiritual leader, mystic, scholar of Jainism, author and orator from India. Spiritually inclined from a young age, he is a f ...
, Indian spiritual Guru
See also
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Zaveri Bazaar
Zaveri Bazaar is a jewellery market and a major hub for B2B and B2C jewellery industry in Mumbai, India. Located at Bhuleshwar in South Mumbai, just north of Crawford Market, Zaveri Bazaar is a muddle of narrow lanes, dotted with hundreds of j ...
, the jewelers' market in Mumbai, India
References
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Surnames of Indian origin
Gujarati people