Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Nilofar
نیلوفرSay it NEE-lo-fur
- Meaning today
- Water lily, lotus
- Original meaning
- "the water-lily" Steingass, p. 1444
- Say it
- NEE-lo-fur
- Written
- نیلوفر
- Other spellings
- Nilofer, Neelofar, Niloufer, Nilufar
Nilofar
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Nilofar meaning
Nilofar (نیلوفر) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
The water-lily
Also used to mean: water lily, lotus
Nilofar (نیلوفر) is the Persian nīlūfar, the water-lily. Steingass's dictionary lists it with the older forms nīlūpar and nīlūpal, and gives the adjective nīlūfarī as azure; the word is usually traced back to Sanskrit nīlotpala, "blue lotus". Name lists give Nilofar as "water lily" or "lotus", matching the dictionary. In India the name is remembered through Princess Niloufer of Hyderabad, after whom the city's Niloufer Hospital for women and children is named.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1444 · entry nīlūfar (نيلوفر) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, nīlūfar, p. 1444 · Wikipedia, Niloufer Hospital
Famous namesakes
- Princess Niloufer of Hyderabad (1916–1989), after whom Niloufer Hospital is named
Spellings
Nilofar · Nilofer · Neelofar · Niloufer · Nilufar