Yasmin (name)
Appearance
(Redirected from Yasmin (given name))
Yasmin pictured | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɑːsmiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language | Persian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | From the Persian word for Jasmine, Yas flower |
| Region of origin | Iran |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Yasamin, Yasman, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yasameen, Yasmina, Yasmine, Yassmin, Yasmeena, Yasmīn, Yasmīne, Yasmeen, Yassamine |
Yasmin is a feminine given name of Persian origin (یاسمن), sometimes also used as a surname. Variant forms and spellings include Yasaman, Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmeena, Yasmine, and Yassmin.
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]Yasemen
[edit]- Yasemen Bektaş (born 2003), Turkish badminton player
- Yasemen Saylar (born 1990), Turkish former professional basketball player
Yasemin
[edit]- Yasemin Adar (born 1991), Turkish sport wrestler
- Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar (born 1988), Turkish basketballer
- Yasemin Bradley (born 1966), 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 Can Arslan (born 1992), Turkish long-distance runner
- 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 (born 1985), 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 (born 1975), Turkish boxer
Yasmeen
[edit]- Yasmeen Abutaleb, American author and journalist
- Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh (born 1997), first woman Olympic athlete from Saudi Arabia
- Yasmeen Al-Farhan (born 2005), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Yasmeen Al Maimani, first woman pilot from Saudi Arabia
- Yasmeen Fayez (born 1989), Bahraini footballer
- Yasmeen Fletcher (born 2003), American actress
- Yasmeen Ghauri (born 1971), Canadian model
- Yasmeen Godder (born 1973), Israeli dancer and choreographer
- Yasmeen Hameed (born 1952), Pakistani Urdu poet
- Yasmeen Hassan (born 1969), Pakistani-American attorney and activist
- Yasmeen Ismail (1950–2002), Pakistani actress
- Yasmeen Khair (born 1987), Jordanian footballer
- Yasmeen Khan (actress) (1950–1999), Pakistani actress
- Yasmeen Khan (cricketer) (born 1999), Namibian cricketer
- Yasmeen Lari (born 1941), Pakistani architect
- Yasmeen Mjalli (born 1996), Palestinian-American fashion designer
- Yasmeen Murshed (born 1945), Bangladeshi politician
- Yasmeen Pir Mohammad Khan (born 1954), Pakistani politician
- Yasmeen Rehman, Pakistani politician
- Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, Iraqi American journalist
- Yasmeen Sulieman (born 1982), American singer
- Yasmeen Tahir (1937–2025), Pakistani actress
- Yasmeen Vella (born 1991), Maltese footballer
- Yasmeen Williams (born 1955), American gospel singer
Yasmin
[edit]- Yasmin (musician) (born 1988), 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 1994/95), British actress
- Yasmin Altwaijri, epidemiologist
- Yasmin al Qadhi (born c. 1986), Yemeni journalist
- Yasmin Bannerman (born 1972), English actress
- Yasmin Benoit (born 1996), English model and activist
- Yasmin Bevan (born 1953), English headteacher
- Yasmin Bilkis Sathi, Bangladeshi model
- Yasmin Broom (born 1998), English singer and DJ
- Yasmin Brunet (born 1988), Brazilian model
- Yasmin Catley, Australian politician
- Yasmin Clydsdale (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
- Yasmin Daji, Indian model
- Yasmin Daswani (born 1994), English-born Hong Kong cricketer and lawyer
- Yasmin Deliz (born 1987), American reggaetón singer-songwriter, model and actress
- Yasmin Evans (born 1990), British TV and radio presenter
- Yasmin Fahimi, German politician
- Yasmin Farooq (born 1965), American rower
- Yasmin Finney (born 2003), British actress and Internet personality
- Yasmin Fridman (born 1973), Israeli politician
- Yasmin Giger (born 1999), Swiss hurdler
- Yasmin Harper (born 2000), British diver
- Yasmin Hayat (born 1990), English painter of miniatures
- Yasmin Javadian (born 2000), British Judoka
- Yasmin K. (born 1986), German pop singer
- Yasmin Kafai, German professor
- Yasmin Khan, British historian
- Yasmin Kwadwo (born 1990), German sprint athlete
- Yasmin Le Bon (born 1964), British fashion model
- Yasmin Lee, Cambodian-American transgender pornographic film actress
- Yasmin Levy (born 1975), Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music
- Yasmin Liverpool (born 1999), British 200m and 400m sprinter
- Yasmin Lucas (born 1990), Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Yasmín Mejías, Puerto Rican politician
- Yasmin Miller (born 1995), British track and field athlete
- Yasmin Mogahed, American speaker
- Yasmin Mrabet (born 1999), footballer
- Yasmin Neal, American politician
- Yasmin Paige (born 1991), English actress
- Yasmin Pettet (born 2001), English television personality
- Yasmin Ponnappa, Indian model
- Yasmin Qureshi (born 1963), British politician
- Yasmin Rashid (born 1950), Pakistani politician
- Yasmin Ratansi (born 1951), Canadian politician
- Yasmin Schnack (born 1988), American tennis player
- Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater
- Yasmin Trudeau, American politician
- Yasmin Verheijen (born 1994), Dutch model
- Yasmin Vossoughian (born 1978), American journalist
- Yasmin Warsame (born 1976), Somali-Canadian model
- Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 1998), Dutch model
- Yasmin Williams, American guitarist
- Yasmin Yusoff (born 1955), Malaysian singer
- Yasmin Zahran (born 1933), Palestinian writer and archeologist
- Yasmin Zammit Stevens, Maltese weightlifter
Yasmina
[edit]- Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab (born 1966), Algerian heptathlete
- Yasmina Khadra (born 1955), Algerian author
- Yasmina Mkrtycheva (born 2008), Uzbek rhythmic gymnast
- 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 (born 1981), Irish-Pakistani actress
- 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 Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
- Yasmine K. Kasem (born 1993), American visual artist
- Yasmine Kassari (born 1970), Belgian-Moroccan film director
- Yasmine Khlat (born 1959), Lebanese actress and writer
- Yasmine Lafitte (born 1973), Moroccan and French pornographic actress
- Yasmine Naghdi (born 1992), 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 (1983–2017), New Zealand journalist
- Yasmine Zaki Shahab (born 1946), Indonesian anthropologist
Yassmin
[edit]- Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Australian activist
- Yassmin Alers, American stage actor
Yazmeen
[edit]- Yazmeen Jamieson (born 1998), Jamaican footballer
- Yazmeen Ryan (born 1999), American soccer player
Middle name
[edit]- Larissa Yasmin Behrendt (born 1969), Australian writer and legal academic
- Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee (born 1988), Bangladeshi model and actress
- Bibi Yasmeen Shah, Pakistani politician
- Özlem Yasemin Taşkın (born 1985), Turkish swimmer
Surname
[edit]- Ghazala Yasmeen (born 1948), Pakistani announcer
- Samina Yasmeen (born 1950), Pakistani professor
- Rizwana Yasmeen (born 1990), Pakistani field hockey player and captain
- Sabina Yasmin (born 1953), Bangladeshi singer
- Farida Yasmin (born 1963), Bangladeshi journalist
- Farida Yasmin (1940–2015), Bangladeshi singer
- Nilufar Yasmin (1948–2003), Bangladeshi singer
- Sharifa Yazmeen, Egyptian-American playwright
- Thomas Yassmin (born 1999), Australian American football player
Fictional characters
[edit]- Yasmin, a Bratz doll
- Yasmine, a Muppet character in Sesame Street seen from Season 54 onwards
- Yasmeen the Kayaking Fairy, a character in the British children's book series Rainbow Magic
- Yasmin Green, a character in the British soap opera Family Affairs
- Yasmine Gauvin / Codename: France a superhero in the comic book series The Ambassadors and Big Game
- Yasmin "Yaz" Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who
- Yasmine Maalik, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Yasamin Madrani, a main character in the animated web series gen:LOCK
- Yasmeen Nazir, a character in the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Yasmina Ait Omar, a recurring character in the Belgian series wtFOCK
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).