Niloufar
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Persian |
Meaning | Lotus or water lily |
Region of origin | Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan |
Other names | |
Related names | Nilüfer |
Niloufar, Nilophur, Nelofar, Nilofar, Nilufar, Niloofar, Neelofar, Neiloufar or Nîlûfar (Persian: نیلوفر), meaning Precious , Rare , blue lotus, Nymphaea or water lily is a female given name of Persian origin (which is ultimately of from Sanskrit: नीळोत्पळ, ISO: nīḷōtpaḷa).[1][2][3][4] Nounoufar (Armenian: Նունուֆար) is the Armenian version of it. It may refer to:
People[edit]
- Niloufar Bayani, (born 1986), Iranian wildlife conservation biology researcher and activist.
- Nilüfer Hanımsultan, (born 1916), Princess of Turkey by birth and princess of Hyderabad State by marriage.
- Niloofar Beyzaie (born 1967), Iranian dramaturge, theatre director and playwright
- Nelofer Pazira (born 1973), Canadian filmmaker, author, and journalist
- Nilofar Bakhtiar (born 1957), Pakistani politician and public official
- Nilofar Sakhi, Afghan women's rights activist
- Niloofar Rahmani, Afghan lady air force pilot
- Nilofar Suhrawardy, Indian journalist and author
- Niloufar Ardalan, (born 1985), Iranian footballer, captain of the Iranian national women's football team
- Niloufar Talebi, British-born Iranian-American author, literary translator, and multidisciplinary artist
- Neelofa Noor, (born 1989), Malaysian actress, television host
- Nelufar Hedayat, (born 1988), British journalist and presenter
- Nilufar Mamadalieva, biochemist from Uzbekistan
- Nilufar Usmonova, Uzbek singer and actress
- Nilufar Yasmin, Bangladeshi singer
Places[edit]
- Sarab-e Nilufar, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran
- Shahrak-e Sarab Nilufar, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Movies[edit]
Other uses[edit]
- Cyclone Nilofar, a 2014 storm
See also[edit]
- Nilüfer (disambiguation), the Turkish version of the name
References[edit]
- ^ "Monier-Williams, Sir Monier (1819–1899)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780192683120.013.18955. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "A Sanskrit-English Dictionary pages 146 to 287", A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, pp. 146–287, 2009-11-26, retrieved 2024-05-27
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “नीळोत्पळ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [...], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0567.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2015-09-21). "Nilotpala, Nīlotpalā, Nīlotpala: 26 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.