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Nilotpal
नीलोत्पलSay it nee-LOT-pul
- Meaning
- The blue lotus, Nymphaea cyanea Monier-Williams, p. 567
- Say it
- nee-LOT-pul
- Written
- नीलोत्पल
- Other spellings
- Neelotpal
- First sound
- नी · Vrishchik rashi
Nilotpal
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Nilotpal meaning
Nilotpal (नीलोत्पल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, नी, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The blue lotus, Nymphaea cyanea
Nilotpal (नीलोत्पल) is Sanskrit nīlotpala, the blue lotus or blue water-lily, from nīla, "dark blue", and utpala, "lotus". Monier-Williams identifies it as Nymphaea cyanea and cites it from the Mahabharata and classical poetry, where dark, lotus-like eyes are a common image of beauty. Name lists give "blue lotus", matching the dictionary. The name is used mainly in Bengal and Assam, and Neelotpal is a Hindi spelling. The same Sanskrit word lies behind the Persian and Turkish flower name Nilufar.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 567 · entry nīlotpala · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nīlotpala, p. 567 · Wikipedia, Nilüfer
Fits your syllable
First sound नी
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nilotpal · Neelotpal