Meaning:
Its source is Yasmin, a Farsi (Persian) name meaning "The jasmine flower."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in English and French.
Variant Forms: Jasamine, Jasma, Jasmain, Jasmaine, Jasme, Jasmeen, Jasmeet, Jasmene, Jasmina, Jasmit, Jassma, Jassmine, Yashmine, Jassmain, Jassmaine, Jassmin, Jassmit, Jassmon, Jassmyn, Jessamy and Jessamine
Popularity:
The name Jasmine ranked 25th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 404th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 42nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Narrative:
Farsi (Persian) is the ultimate source of the name of this fragrant shrub. All European forms of the word (and the name) derive from the Arabic intermediary, Yasmin, which is also used in Hebrew.
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