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Pulat

Pulat /puˈɫat/

“steel”1

Established origin Pulat: root entries for pūlād · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Pulat?

Pulat

IPA /puˈɫat/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Pulat mean?

Pulat means “steel”. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Persian pūlād, from Middle Persian pōlāpat. Turkish Wiktionary also records pulat as “large tray” in the Sakarya dialect.1

Pulat is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Pulat made of?

Pulat is a single Persian root: pulat (pulat: steel).

Pulat root pulat pulat: steel PERSIAN pūlād “steel” Pulat pulat root pulat: steel pūlād PERSIAN “steel”
Pulat: parts and root words

How was the name Pulat formed?

Pulat is the word pulat (“pulat: steel”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Pulat?

Pulat Canbolat Akpulat Akbulat Haspolat
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Canbolat same root – –
02 Akpulat same root – –
03 Akbulat same root – –
04 Haspolat same root – –

How else is Pulat spelled?

Polatspelling

Is Pulat also a first name?

Yes. Pulat is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “steel”.

Pulat as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Pulat?

Polat, Akbulat and Akçelik share gloss keywords with Pulat within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Pulat?

Read the root, formation and register information for Pulat alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pulat accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pulat accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Pulat

Q1

What does the surname Pulat mean?

Pulat means “steel”. According to Nişanyan it is borrowed from Persian pūlād, from Middle Persian pōlāpat. Turkish Wiktionary also records pulat as “large tray” in the Sakarya dialect.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pulat?

The root word of Pulat is pūlād (Persian): “steel”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pulat?

Pu·lat, 2 syllables; IPA: /puˈɫat/.