Niloufar, Nilophur, Nelofar, Nilofar, Nilufar, Niloofar, Neelofar, Neiloufar or Nîlûfar (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: نیلوفر), meaning ''Precious'', ''Rare'', ''blue lotus'', ''

Nymphaea ''Nymphaea'' () is a genus of hardiness (plants), hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some ta ...

'' or ''water lily'' is a female given name of Persian origin (which is ultimately from

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: नीलोत्पल,

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: ''nīlōtpala'').

People

* Niloufar Ardalan, (born 1985), Iranian footballer, captain of the Iranian national women's football team * Nilofar Bakhtiar (born 1957), Pakistani politician and public official * Niloufar Bayani, (born 1986), Iranian wildlife

conservation biology Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an i ...

researcher and activist. * Niloofar Beyzaie (born 1967), Iranian dramaturge, theatre director and playwright *

Nilüfer Hanımsultan Nilüfer is the Turkish word for "water lily", from Persian ''nîlûfar'' (نیلوفر), which is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word for the blue lotus ''nīḷōtpaḷa'' (नीळोत्पळ). It is a popular feminine given name ...

, (1916-1989), Princess of Turkey by birth and princess of

Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state in the Deccan region of south-central 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 the ...

by marriage. *

Nelufar Hedayat Nelufar Hedayat (born 1 January 1988) is a British journalist and presenter who hosts the podcast Course Correction and is the correspondent for Doha Debates. She has worked in television across the BBC, as well as on Channel 4, Netflix, Fusion ...

, (born 1988), British journalist and presenter *

Nilufar Mamadalieva Nilufar Mamadalieva is a biochemist from Uzbekistan. Biography Mamadalieva completed a Master's in science at Fergana State University and a PhD at the Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances in Tashkent. She is a scientific researcher a ...

, biochemist from Uzbekistan *

Neelofa Noor Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor (born 10 February 1989) is a Malaysian actress, television presenter, commercial model and entrepreneur. She rose to fame when participated in a drama queen competition, Dewi Remaja, winning the Dewi Remaja 2009/10 tit ...

, (born 1989), Malaysian actress, television host *

Nelofer Pazira Nilofar Pazira () 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 Organization. She grew up in Kabul ...

(born 1973), Canadian filmmaker, author, and journalist *

Niloofar Rahmani Niloofar Rahmani (, born early 1990s) is the first female fixed-wing Air Force aviator in Afghanistan's history and the first female pilot in the Afghan Air Force since the fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), Taliban in 2001 ...

, Afghan lady air force pilot *

Nilofar Sakhi Nilofar Sakhi () is an author and a policy analyst with expertise in traditional and non-traditional security, geopolitics & peace. She is a professorial lecturer of International Affairs at George Washington University and serves as the president ...

, Afghan women's rights activist *

Niloufar Salehi Niloufar Salehi is an American-Iranian computer scientist who is an assistant professor in the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley. She works on human–computer interaction in a broad array of sectors. Early life and ...

, American-Iranian computer scientist *

Nilofar Suhrawardy Nilofar Suhrawardy is an Indian freelance journalist and author. Before taking to freelance journalism, she worked as an Assistant Editor for various leading Indian dailies, including ''The Times of India'', '' The Pioneer'' and '' The Statesm ...

, Indian journalist and author *

Niloufar Talebi Niloufar Talebi () is an author, literary translator, librettist, multidisciplinary artist, and producer. She was born in London to Iranian parents. Her work has been presented by, and/or performed at Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, Atlanta Symp ...

, British-born Iranian-American author, literary translator, and multidisciplinary artist *

Nilufar Usmonova Nilufar Usmanova () (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 during four years she ...

, Uzbek singer and actress *

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

* 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

Films

* '' Niloofar'', a 2008 Iranian movie * '' Neelofar'', a Pakistani movie

Other uses

* Cyclone Nilofar, a 2014 storm

People

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See also