Yasmin (given name)

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Yasmin
Yasemin.JPG
Yasmin pictured
Pronunciationjɑːsmiːn
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 a feminine given name.

Etymology[]

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

The pronunciation of Yasmin is often parallel with the English Jasmine.

Given name[]

Yasemin[]

Yasmeen[]

Yasmin[]

Yasmina[]

Yasmine[]

Yassmin[]

Surname[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Yasmin Green, Family Affairs character played by Ebony Thomas from 1998 until 2005
  • Yasmin, a Bratz doll
  • Yasmin Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who
  • Yasamin Madrani, a main character in the animated web-series gen:LOCK
  • Yasmina Ait Omar, a recurring character in the Belgian series wtFOCK.

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, fragnant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin).
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