Nilüfer

Nilüfer is a Turkish female first name of Persian origin.

Origin and Meaning

Nilüfer is a Persian name of Indo-European origin, most probably from the Greek Nenuphar ( " Lotus Flower" ). Translated it means " The Water Lily ".

Name winners

• Nilüfer Akbal (* 1969), zazaisch -Kurdish singer
• Nilufer Gole ( born 1953 ), Turkish sociologist
• Nilüfer Hatun (12 ** -13 **), wife of Orhan I and mother of Murad I.
• Nilüfer Örer (born 1976 ), Turkish pop musician
• Nilüfer Yumlu ( born 1955 ), Turkish pop singer known as Nilüfer

Places

• Nilüfer ( Bursa) is a town in the Turkish province of Bursa