Bolad (alternatively spelled ''Pulad'', ''Pulat'', '' Polat'', or ''Polad'' in Persian and Turkic languages) is common

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

among the Inner Asian peoples. The meaning of the word Bolad is "steel". In

Khalkha Mongolian The Khalkha dialect is a dialect of central Mongolian widely spoken in Mongolia. According to some classifications, the Khalkha dialect includes Inner Mongolian varieties such as ''Shiliin gol'', ''Ulaanchab'' and ''Sönid''. As it was the basis ...

form of the word is ''Bold''. Notable people with the name include: *

Bolad Bolad ( Mongolian: , , , d.1313), was an ethnic Mongol minister of the Yuan dynasty of China, and later served in the Ilkhanate as the representative of the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and cultural adviser to the Ilkhans. He also provided val ...

, the medieval Mongolian intellectual and representative of the Khagan in Iran *

Pulad Pūlād (Persian language, Persian: پولاد; Turki/Cuman language, Kypchak: بولاد; ''Bulat Saltan'' in Russian chronicles) was Khan (title), Khan of the Golden Horde from 1407 to 1410, in the waning days of the khanate. He ruled as the pr ...

, Khan of the Golden Horde in the 15th century * Bars Bolud Jinong, Mongolian leader and prince in the 16th century

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