Yasmin pictured | |
Pronunciation | /ˈjɑːsmiːn/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | From the Persian word for Jasmine, Yas flower |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Yasaman, Yasman, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yasameen, Yasmina, Yasmine, Yassmin, Yasmeena, Yasmīn, Yasmīne, Yasmeen, Yasmim |
Yasmin is a feminine given name of Persian origin, sometimes also used as a surname. Variant forms and spellings include Yasaman, Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmine, and Yassmin.
Yasmin (یاسمن) is the Persian name for the flowering plant jasmine, from which the English name Jasmine also derives. [1]
Jasmine: From the vocabulary word denoting the climbing plant with its delicate, fragrant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin).