Jasmine (given name)
Jasmine is an English feminine given name.
_001.jpg) Jasmine is derived from the name of the flower jasmine. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian (ultimate origin)[1] |
| Meaning | god's gift, coming from the flower |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Yasmin, یاسمین, یاسمن ، Jasmin, Jasmina, Jessamine, Ismenia, Jaslyn, Jaslynn, Jasmyn, Jassmine Jasmine , Jazmin , Jazmine |
History
As a name, Jasmine is of English origin, referring to the plant of the same name.[2] However, in terms of etymology, the word jasmine is of Persian origin (in Persian: Yasmin).[1] It entered the English language through Old French.[1]
Today, Jasmine is one of the most popular names in the Western world and has numerous spellings. In the United States, it entered popular use in 1973, and from 1986 until 2008 was among the 100 most popular names for American girls.[3] In Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina, the name Jasmine, or one of its variants, remains popular.[4][5][6]
Cognates
- Jasmijn (Dutch)
- Jasmin (French, unisex name)
- Jazmín / Yazmín (Spanish)
- Jasmina / Jasminka (Serbo-Croatian, Slovene)
- Jázmin (Hungarian)
- Jessamine (English)
- Yasemin (Turkish)
- Yasmin (Arabic, Persian)
- Hasmik (Armenian)
Notable bearers
Jasmine
- Jasmine Armfield (b. 1998), British actress
- Jasmine Ting Chu (b. 1981), Taiwanese singer-songwriter, better known as Jasmine
- Jasmine Curtis-Smith (b. 1994), Filipina-Australian actress
- Jasmine van den Bogaerde (b. 1996), English singer, better known as Birdy
- Jasmine Lepore Fiore (1981–2009), American model and murder victim
- Jasmine Guinness (b. 1976), Irish fashion model and member of the Guinness family
- Jasmine Guy (b. 1962), American actress and singer
- Jasmine Harman (b. 1975), British television presenter
- Jasmine Cephas Jones (b. 1989), American actress and child of Ron Cephas Jones
- Jasmine Lennard (b. 1985), British model and reality television star
- Jasmine Richards (b. 1990), Canadian actress and singer
- Jasmine Sanders, German-American model
- Jasmine Sandlas (b. 1985), Indian singer
- Jasmine Sagginario (b. 1994), American singer-songwriter
- Jasmine Sim (b. 1993), Singaporean actress and model
- Jasmine Thompson (b. 2000), English singer
- Jasmine Trias (b. 1986), American singer
- Jasmine Twitty (b. 1989), American associate justice
- Jasmine Valentin (b. 1976), Finnish Kale singer
- Jasmine Villegas (b. 1993), American singer, better known as Jasmine V
Jasmin
- Jasmin Mäntylä (b. 1982), Finnish model and politician
- Jasmin St. Claire (b. 1972), American pornographic actor and wrestler
Jazmin
- Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (b. 1992), the eldest child of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
- Jazmin Pinedo (b. 1990), Peruvian actress and model
- Jazmin Sawyers (b. 1994), British long jumper
Jazmine
- Jazmine Hughes (b. 1991), American editor
- Jazmine Reeves (b. 1992), American soccer player
- Jazmine Sullivan (b. 1987), American singer-songwriter
Jazmyn
- Jazmyn Foberg (b. 2000), American gymnast
Jazmyne
- Jazmyne Avant (b. 1990), American soccer player
Jazzmine
- Jazzmine Raycole Dillingham (b. 1988), American actress, better known as Jazz Raycole
Fictional characters
- Princess Jasmine, character in the Aladdin franchise
- Jasmine, character in the Buffyverse
- Jasmine, character in the Pokémon franchise
- Jasmine, character in the Deltora series
- Jasmine, character in the 1999 film Life in a Day
- Jasmine, character from Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
- Jasmine, character from the How I Met Your Mother episode Double Date
- Jasmine, animal character in the 2003 film Secondhand Lions
- Jasmine, character from Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
- Jasmine Delaney, character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Jasmine Dubrow, character in Independence Day
- Jasmine "Jazz" Fenton, character in Danny Phantom
- Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis, character in the 2013 movie Blue Jasmine
- Agent Jasmine Fuji, character in Pretty Little Liars
- Jasmine Thomas, character from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Marika "Jasmine" Reimon, character in the Japanese TV series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- Jasmine (Sayuri) from the Senran Kagura video game franchise
- Jasmine the Present Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Jasmine from The Boondocks
Other uses
- Richard Jazmin, member of Powerman 5000, better known as Zer0
- Yuuichi Kageyama (1979–2009), Japanese musician, better known as Jasmine You
- Asumi Murakami (b. 1989), Japanese singer, better known as JASMINE
Notes
- ^ a b c 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).
- ^ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jasmine". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". Socialsecurity.gov. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "2008: Emma en Noah zijn de populairste voornamen" (in Dutch). Statbel.fgov.be. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Ranking 2009". Brasil.babycenter.com. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "BenjamĂn afianza su reinado entre los bebĂŠs varones". LAVOZ.com.ar. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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