Given name · Persian
نیلوفر
“lotus, water-lily”
نیلوفر (nīlūfar) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian (ultimately Sanskrit), meaning “lotus, water-lily.” It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Nilufar.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
نیلوفر comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (“blue lotus”).
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نیلوفر’s family of names
In Persian usage, نیلوفر has a later derivative in Nilüfer. In Persian usage, نیلوفر has a conventional equivalent in the English form NILUFAR. In Persian usage, نیلوفر can be written in the Roman alphabet as NILUFAR.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
نیلوفر has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named نیلوفر
- Niloofar HamediIranian Journalistborn 1992
- Nilofar BayatAfghan lawyer and wheelchair basketball playerborn 1990
- Nilofar BakhtiarPakistani public officialborn 1957
- Nilofar SakhiAfghan activist
- Niloofar BeyzaieIranian activistborn 1967
- Nilufar YakubbaevaUzbekistani chess playerborn 2000
- Nilufar ZokirovaUzbekistani sprint canoeistborn 1997
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