Bauyrzhan

Bauyrzhan (Бауыржан) is a Kazakh given name used in Muslim families. 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.

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

 * Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh military officer and author
 * Bauyrzhan Mukhamedzhanov, Kazakh politician
 * Bauyrzhan Islamkhan, Kazakh football player
 * Bauyrzhan Turysbek, Kazakh football player
 * Bauyrjan Baibek, Kazakh politician
 * Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev, Kazakh wrestler
 * Bauyrzhan Murzabayev, Kazakh jockey