Bolad (given name)

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Bolad (alternatively spelled Pulad, Pulat, Polat , or Polad in Persian and Turkic languages) is common given name among the Inner Asian peoples. The meaning of the word Bolad is "steel". In Khalkha Mongolian form of the word is Bold.

Notable people with the name include:

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