Yasmin (name)

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Yasmin
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Pronunciation /ˈjɑːsmn/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameFrom the Persian word for Jasmine, Yas flower
Other names
Variant form(s)Yasaman, Yasman, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yasameen, Yasmina, Yasmine, Yassmin Yasmeena, Yasmīn, Yasmīne, Yasmeen

Yasmin is usually a feminine given name, sometimes also a surname. Variant forms and spellings include Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmine, and Yassmin.

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Etymology

Yasmin (یاسمن‎) is the Persian name for the flowering plant jasmine, from which the English name Jasmine also derives. [1]

Given name

Yasemin

Middle name

Yasmeen

Yasmin

Yasmina

Yasmine

Yassmin

Fictional characters

Surname

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 138. ISBN   978-0198610601. Jasmine: From the vocabulary word denoting the climbing plant with its delicate, fragrant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin).