Nilüfer Yumlu
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Nilüfer is the Turkish word for " water lily", from Persian ''nîlûfar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
word for the blue lotus ''nīḷōtpaḷa'' (नीळोत्पळ). It is a popular feminine given name in
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It may refer to:


Given name

* Nilüfer Çınar Çorlulu (born 1962), Turkish Woman International Master (WIM) of chess * Nilüfer Demir (born 1986), Turkish photojournalist * Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz (born 1962), Turkish politician * Nilüfer Göle (born 1953), Turkish-French sociologist * Nilüfer Gürsoy (1921–2024), Turkish philologist, politician and memoirist * Nilufer Hanımsultan (1916–1989), Ottoman princess * Nilüfer Hatun (died 1363), mother of Ottoman Sultan Murad I * Nilüfer Örer (born 1976), Turkish pop singer * Nilüfer Verdi (born 1956), Turkish jazz pianist * Nilüfer Yumlu (born 1955), Turkish pop singer whose stage name is simply "Nilüfer" * Nilüfer Yanya (born 1996), a British-Turkish singer-songwriter from London


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