Bauyrzhan (Kazakh: Бауыржан) is a Kazakh given name used in Muslim families.[1] The name has two parts: the first, Bauyr, a traditional Kazakh word meaning brother or relative; the second, jan/jaan, a Persian and Urdu word meaning soul or dear.

Bauyrzhan
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameKazakh

The name Bauyrjan is sometimes spelled by Russian-speaking peoples in Central Asia as Bauyrzhan, since the closest equivalent of the j sound in Russian is spelled as zh.

Notable people with the given name

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References

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  1. ^ "Bauyrzhan - details and analysis". Name-list.net. Retrieved February 1, 2014.