[Opinions] Nymphaea & Nenuphar
Very GPish, but thoughts? Middle names and sibling names?
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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Work on pets rather than people. I kind of like Niloufar though.
Don't like either
I like Nymphaea, not so much Nenuphar.
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Nymphaea Rose
Nymphaea Enid
Nymphaea Kleio
Nymphaea Xanadu
Nymphaea Anastasia
Nymphaea Eloise
Nymphaea Pyxie
Nymphaea Eris
Nymphaea Alyria
Nymphaea Pandora
Nymphaea Circe
Nymphaea Ariadne
Nymphaea Romilda
Nymphaea Twyla
Nymphaea Persephone
Nymphaea Aura
Nymphaea Tawny
Nymphaea Astoria
Nymphaea Kalliope
Nymphaea Rhiannon
Nymphaea Gloriana
Nymphaea Asha
Nymphaea Emmeline
Nymphaea Morgana
Nymphaea Lamia
Nymphaea Esme
Nymphaea Delysia
Nymphaea Jovie
Nymphaea Lumi
Nymphaea Eira
Nymphaea Sylvia
Nymphaea Daphne
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Nymphaea Rose
Nymphaea Enid
Nymphaea Kleio
Nymphaea Xanadu
Nymphaea Anastasia
Nymphaea Eloise
Nymphaea Pyxie
Nymphaea Eris
Nymphaea Alyria
Nymphaea Pandora
Nymphaea Circe
Nymphaea Ariadne
Nymphaea Romilda
Nymphaea Twyla
Nymphaea Persephone
Nymphaea Aura
Nymphaea Tawny
Nymphaea Astoria
Nymphaea Kalliope
Nymphaea Rhiannon
Nymphaea Gloriana
Nymphaea Asha
Nymphaea Emmeline
Nymphaea Morgana
Nymphaea Lamia
Nymphaea Esme
Nymphaea Delysia
Nymphaea Jovie
Nymphaea Lumi
Nymphaea Eira
Nymphaea Sylvia
Nymphaea Daphne
Both are lovely! Nenuphar is new to me.
Nymphaea Constance
Nymphaea Edith
Nymphaea Enid
Nymphaea Gertrude
Nymphaea Ruth
Nymphaea Cecilia
Nymphaea Lourdes
Nymphaea Mathilde
Nymphaea Maud
Nenuphar Alice
Nenuphar Cecile
Nenuphar Agnes
Nenuphar Lois
Nenuphar Celia
Nenuphar Eliza
Nymphaea Constance
Nymphaea Edith
Nymphaea Enid
Nymphaea Gertrude
Nymphaea Ruth
Nymphaea Cecilia
Nymphaea Lourdes
Nymphaea Mathilde
Nymphaea Maud
Nenuphar Alice
Nenuphar Cecile
Nenuphar Agnes
Nenuphar Lois
Nenuphar Celia
Nenuphar Eliza
Interesting findings.
To be honest I don't like that Nymph(a) part at all.
But let's play:
Nymphaea Cassandra
Nymphaea Callisto
+ Melissa & Jason
And I do agree Niloufar is prettier that Nenuphar. At first I assumed that Nenuphar is masculine, but, apparently, it's feminine.
I'd definitely shorten it to Nuphar in everyday life))
Nenuphar Odelia
Nenuphar Soraia
+ Ophira & Tadeo
To be honest I don't like that Nymph(a) part at all.
But let's play:
Nymphaea Cassandra
Nymphaea Callisto
+ Melissa & Jason
And I do agree Niloufar is prettier that Nenuphar. At first I assumed that Nenuphar is masculine, but, apparently, it's feminine.
I'd definitely shorten it to Nuphar in everyday life))
Nenuphar Odelia
Nenuphar Soraia
+ Ophira & Tadeo
I was actually thinking of Nenuphar as a masculine name!
Yeah, it sounds masculine to my ears! So, I looked it up, and Wiki said, that Nenuphar came from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar)... And the name Nilufar is feminine.
Nymphaea I really enjoy, unironically (I pronounce it nim-FAY-uh). Nenuphar is much less familiar to me (are the P and H pronounced as an F, or separately?), and I'm not sure I like it. Another reply mentioned preferring Niloufar / Nilofer, and I am in agreement (though I am reminded of "Nilla Wafers").
Nenuphar is pronounced NEN-you-far.
Nymphaea is pretty but a bit too scientific-sounding, I guess because it's the name of the genus for waterlilies. I've never heard Nenuphar, it's interesting but I prefer Niloufar.
I love Niloufar!
I like it too, it's so pretty and delicate. It does make me sad after reading Persepolis, which is an excellent book but rather depressing.
Yeah, that's what introduced me to the name!