Bulat is both a masculine give name and surname with various origins. As a masculine given name, it is derived from a Russian word meaning "steel", ultimately from
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
پولاد (pulâd).
From Middle Persian (pwlʾpt'), 𐫛𐫇𐫓𐫀𐫇𐫅 (pwlʾwd /pōlāwad/). Cognate with Iranian borrowing Old Armenian պողովատ (połovat), պողոպատ (połopat).
There are
patronymic surnames
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
In the Old Testament of the Bible, men are identified by their l ...
derived from it:
Bulatov,
Bulatović.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexandra Bulat, Romanian-English politician
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Basia Bulat
Barbara Josephine Bulat, known professionally as Basia Bulat (), is a Canadian Folk music, folk singer-songwriter. She is known for performing with an autoharp.
Early life and education
Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was ...
(born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Gajo Bulat (1836–1900), Croatian lawyer and politician
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Gajo Bulat (1867–1927), Croatian lawyer and politician
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Iurie Bulat (born 1994), Moldovan weightlifter
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Ivan Bulat (born 1975), Croatian football player
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Lev Bulat (1947–2016), Russian physicist
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Nicolae Bulat (1952–2022), Moldovan historian
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Nikol Bulat (born 1987), Croatian singer
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Rade Bulat
Rade Bulat (28 August 1920 – 25 January 2013) was a Yugoslav Partisan and communist activist. He was one of the last three living recipients of the Order of the People's Hero in Croatia.
Biography
Bulat was born August 28, 1920, in Vrginmost wi ...
(1920–2013), Yugoslav Partisan
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Tamara Bulat (1933–2004), Ukrainian-American musicologist
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Tihomir Bulat
Tihomir Bulat (; born 28 July 1974) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply ...
(born 1974), Croatian football player
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Tomás Bulat (1964–2015), Argentine economist and journalist
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Victor Bulat (born 1985), Moldovan football player
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Viktor Bulat (born 1971), Belarusian athlete
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Vitalie Bulat (born 1987), Moldovan football player
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Virginia C. Bulat (1938–1986), American author and historian
Notable people with the given name include:
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Bulat Abilov, Kazakh businessman and politician
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Bulat Aqchulaqov, Kazakh deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
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Bulat Iskakov Bolat Gazizuly Iskakov (, ''Bolat Ğazizūly Ysqaqov''; born 9 February 1947) is a Kazakhstani politician. He served as the Commander of the Kazakhstan Republican Guard from the end 1999 to the end of 2000 when we was appointed the Minister for Inte ...
, Kazakh diplomat
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Bulat Jumadilov, Kazakh boxer
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Bulat Okudzhava
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (; ka, ბულატ ოკუჯავა; ; May 9, 1924 – June 12, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, musician, novelist, and singer-songwriter of Georgian-Armenian ancestry. He was one of the founders o ...
, Georgian "author's song" musician
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Bulat Utemuratov (born 1957), Kazakh businessman and diplomat
See also
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References
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Kazakh masculine given names
Masculine given names
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Romanian-language surnames
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