Yasmin (name)
 Yasmin pictured | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɑːsmiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | From the Arabic word for “yasmin flowers” which is known in Damascus, Syria. |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Yasaman, Yasman, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yasameen, Yasmina, Yasmine, Yassmin Yasmeena, Yasmīn, Yasmīne, Yasmeen |
It is a common feminine name in Arabic, French, and Persian. The name is found in the origins of the Arabic language and comes from the jasmine flower (which is widespread in the Levant, especially in the city of Damascus, Syria).
Etymology
[edit]Yasmin (یاسمن) is the Persian name for the flowering plant jasmine, from which the English name Jasmine also derives.[1]
Given name
[edit]Yasemin
[edit]- Yasemin Adar (born 1991), Turkish sport wrestler
- Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar (born 1988), Turkish basketballer
- Yasemin Bradley, Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian, also a television presenter and writer
- Yasemin Can (born 1996), Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin
- Yasemin Çegerek (born 1977), Dutch politician of Turkish descent
- Yasemin Dalkılıç (born 1979), Turkish free diver
- Yasemin Ecem Anagöz (born 1998), Turkish recurve archer
- Yasemin Güler (born 1994), Turkish handball player
- Yasemin Horasan (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
- Yasemin Kimyacıoğlu, Turkish-American basketball player
- Yasemin Kozanoğlu (born 1978), Turkish actress and model
- Yasemin Mori (born 1982), Turkish singer
- Yasemin Saylar (born 1990), Turkish basketball player
- Yasemin Smit (born 1984), Dutch water polo player
- Yasemin Şahin (born 1988), Turkish handball player
- Yasemin Şamdereli (born 1973), Turkish-German actress
- Yasemin Ustalar, Turkish boxer
Middle name
[edit]- Özlem Yasemin Taşkın (born 1985), Turkish swimmer
Yasmeen
[edit]- Yasmeen Al Maimani, first woman pilot from Saudi Arabia
- Yasmeen Ghauri (born 1971), Canadian model
- Yasmeen Godder, Israeli dancer and choreographer
- Yasmeen Hameed, Pakistani Urdu poet
- Yasmeen Hanoosh, Iraqi Academic
- Yasmeen Ismail, Pakistani actress
- Yasmeen Khair, Jordanian footballer
- Yasmeen Khan (actress), Pakistani actress
- Yasmeen Khan (cricketer), Namibian cricketer
- Yasmeen Lari (born 1941), Pakistani architect
- Yasmeen Murshed, Bangladeshi politician
- Yasmeen Pir Mohammad Khan, Pakistani politician
- Yasmeen Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, Iraqi American journalist
- Yasmeen Sulieman, American singer
- Yasmeen Vella, Maltese football player
- Yasmeen Williams, American gospel singer
Yasmin
[edit]- Yasmin (musician), British DJ and singer-songwriter
- Yasmin Abbasey (born 1950), Pakistani judge
- Yasmin Abdulaziz (born 1980), Egyptian actress
- Yasmin Aga Khan (born 1949), American Pakistani philanthropist
- Yasmin Ahmad (1958–2009), Malaysian film director
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (born 1949), Ugandan-born British journalist and author
- Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (born 1994/1995), British actress
- Yasmin Bannerman (born 1972), English actress
- Yasmin Benoit (born 1996), English model and activist
- Yasmin Bevan, English headteacher
- Yasmin Brunet (born 1988), Brazilian model
- Yasmin Deliz (born 1987), American reggaetón singer-songwriter, model and actress
- Yasmin Evans (born 1990), British TV and radio presenter
- Yasmin Finney, British actress and Internet personality
- Yasmin K. (born 1986), German pop singer
- Yasmin Kafai, German professor
- Yasmin Kwadwo (born 1990), German sprint athlete
- Yasmin Le Bon (born 1964), British fashion model
- Yasmin Lee, Brazilian transgendered pornographic film actress
- Yasmin Levy (born 1975), Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music
- Yasmin Paige (born 1991), English actress
- Yasmin Qureshi (born 1963), British politician
- Yasmin Ratansi (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Yasmin Sardouk (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
- Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater
- Yasmin Warsame (born 1976), Somali-Canadian model
- Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 1998), Dutch model
- Yasmin Yusoff, Malaysian singer
- Yasmin Zahran (born 1933), Palestinian writer and archeologist
Yasmina
[edit]- Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab (born 1966), Algerian heptathlete
- Yasmina Khadra (born 1955), Algerian author
- Yasmina Reza (born 1959), French Iranian playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter
- Yasmina Siadatan (born 1981), British businesswoman of British and Iranian descent
- Yasmina Zaytoun (born 2002), Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder
Yasmine
[edit]- Yasmine Akram
- Yasmine Allas (born 1967), Somali actress and writer
- Yasmine Belmadi (1976–2009), French actor of Algerian origin
- Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968), American actress
- Yasmine Eriksson (born 1989), Swedish politician
- Yasmine Fouad, Egyptian politician
- Yasmine Galenorn, American romantic fiction writer
- Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
- Yasmine Hanani (born 1980), American actress
- Yasmine Kassari (born 1970), Belgian-Moroccan film director
- Yasmine Khlat, Lebanese actress and writer
- Yasmine Lafitte (born 1973), Moroccan and French pornographic actress
- Yasmine Naghdi, British ballet dancer
- Yasmine Oudni (born 1989), Algerian volleyball player
- Yasmine Pahlavi (born 1968), wife of Reza Pahlavi II, Crown Prince of Iran
- Yasmine Posio (born 1974), Swedish politician
- Yasmine Ryan (c. 1983–2017), New Zealand journalist
- Yasmine Zaki Shahab (born 1946), Indonesian anthropologist
Yassmin
[edit]- Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Australian activist
- Yassmin Alers, American stage actor
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yasmin, a Bratz doll
- Yasmine, a Muppet character in Sesame Street seen from Season 54 onwards
- Yasmin Green, Family Affairs character played by Ebony Thomas from 1998 until 2005
- Yasmin "Yaz" Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who
- Yasmine Maalik, a character in British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Yasamin Madrani, a main character in the animated web series gen:LOCK
- Yasmeen Nazir, a character in British soap opera Coronation Street
- Yasmina Ait Omar, a recurring character in the Belgian series wtFOCK
Surname
[edit]- Samina Yasmeen, Pakistani professor
- Sabina Yasmin (born 1953), Bangladeshi singer
- Farida Yasmin, Bangladeshi journalist
- Farida Yasmin, Bangladeshi singer
- Nilufar Yasmin, Bangladeshi singer
References
[edit]- ^ 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).
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