Meaning: Its source is Yasmin, a Farsi (Persian) name meaning "The jasmine flower."

Origin: "Yasmin."

Alternative Spellings: Yaasmin, Yasmeen, Yazmin, Yazmine, Yesmean, Yasmene, Yasmon, Yasmyn, Yazmen, Yazmean, Yazmeen and Yesmine

Variant Forms: Yasimine, Yasmaine, Yasmina, Yasminda, Yesmina, Yasiman, Yasma, Yasmain, Yesmin, Yesmyn and Yesmeen

Popularity: The name Yasmine ranked 440th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 3233rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

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.