Meaning, origin and history of the name Jasmine

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Gender Feminine

Usage English, French

Pronounced Pron. JAZ-min(English)

ZHAS-MEEN(French)

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Meaning & History

From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yasamin), which is also a Persian name.

Related Names

VariantsJasmin, Jasmyn, Jazmin, Jazmine, Jazmyn, Yasmin, Yasmine, Yazmin, Jessamine, Jessamyn(English) Yasmine(French)

Other Languages & CulturesYasmeen, Yasmin, Yasmine, Yasmina(Arabic) Jasmina(Bosnian) Jasmina, Jasminka(Croatian) Jasmína(Czech) Jasmijn(Dutch) Jasmin(Finnish) Jasmin(German) Yasmin(Hebrew) Jázmin(Hungarian) Gelsomina(Italian) Jasmina(Macedonian) Yasaman, Yasamin(Persian) Jasmina(Serbian) Jasmina(Slovene) Yasemin(Turkish) Yasmeen, Yasmin(Urdu)

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Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019 ·