Given name · also Turkish
Nilüfer
“lotus, water-lily”
Nilüfer is a feminine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nilüfer goes back to Middle Persian nylwpl (nīlōpal), meaning “lotus, water-lily.”
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Where it comes from
Nilüfer comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Turkish usage, Nilüfer developed from نیلوفر.
Nilüfer’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Nilüfer developed from the Persian form نیلوفر.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nilüfer
- Nilüfer Hatunconcubine of Orhan Gazi1300–1400
- Nilufer HanımsultanOttoman noble (1916–1989)
- NilüferTurkish singer (born 1955)
- Nilüfer DemirTurkish journalist (born 1986)
- Nilüfer GöleTurkish sociologist (born 1953)
- Nilufar UsmonovaUzbekistani singer and actressborn 1987
- Nilüfer YanyaTurkish-British musician (born 1996)
- Nilüfer GürsoyTurkish statesperson (1921–2024)
- Nilüfer Çınar ÇorluluTurkish chess player (born 1962)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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