Around the globe, เพชระ (เพชระ 
, Bhejara 
, Phetcha ) is a very rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name เพชระ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a very rare mostly male, but uncommonly female name. More prevalently, เพชระ is the last name as well as the forename.