Niloufar, Nilophur, Nelofar, Nilofar, Nilufar, Niloofar, or Neiloufar (Persian: نیلوفر), meaning ''blue lotus'', ''
Nymphaea
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'' or ''water lily'', is a female given name of
Persian origin and may refer to:
People
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Nilüfer Hanımsultan
Nilüfer is the Turkish word for "water lily", from Persian ''nilufar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus, ''nīlotpala'' (नीलोत्पल). It is a popular feminine given name in Turkey ...
- (born 1916), Princess of Turkey by birth and princess of
Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...
by marriage.
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Niloofar Beyzaie
Niloofar Beyzaie (born January 15, 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian dramaturge, playwright and theatre director who lives in exile in Germany.
Life
Niloofar Beyzaie is the daughter of the Iranian theater and film director Bahram Beyzaie (Bahram Beyz ...
(born 1967), Iranian dramaturge, theatre director and playwright
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Nelofer Pazira
Nilofar Pazira ( fa, نیلوفر پذیرا) is an Afghan-Canadian director, actress, journalist and author.
Biography
Nelofer Pazira was born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India, where her Afghan father was then working with the World Health Organiz ...
(born 1973), Canadian filmmaker, author, and journalist
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Nilofar Bakhtiar (born 1957), Pakistani politician and public official
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Nilofar Sakhi, Afghan women's rights activist
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Nilofar Suhrawardy, Indian journalist and author
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Niloufar Ardalan (born 1985), Iranian footballer, captain of the Iranian national women's football team
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Niloufar Talebi, British-born Iranian-American author, literary translator, and multidisciplinary artist
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Neelofa Noor (born 1989), Malaysian actress, television host
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Nelufar Hedayat (born 1988), British journalist and presenter
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Nilufar Mamadalieva, biochemist from Uzbekistan
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Nilufar Usmonova
Nilufar Usmanova ( uz, Nilufar Usmonova,) (born 6 April 1987) is an Uzbek singer and actress. She received primary education in school number 18 (in Margilan) and number 17 (in Tashkent). At age 10 her parents sent her to the United Kingdom, where ...
, Uzbek singer and actress
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Nilufar Yasmin
Nilufar Yasmin (13 February 1948 – 10 March 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre. She was the fourth of five Yasmin sisters of Bangladesh music. Her siblings are Farida ...
, Bangladeshi singer
Places
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Sarab-e Nilufar, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran
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Shahrak-e Sarab Nilufar, village in Baladarband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Movies
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Niloofar'', a 2008 Iranian movie
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Neelofar'', a Pakistani movie
Other uses
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Cyclone Nilofar, a 2014 storm
See also
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Nilüfer (disambiguation)
Nilüfer is the Turkish word for "water lily", from Persian ''nilufar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus ''nīlotpala'' (नीलोत्पल). It is a popular feminine given name in Turkey ...
, the Turkish version of the name
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Feminine given names