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Yasmîn
Jasmine
The story of the name
The fragrant white flower — internationally known name with the same root in many languages.
Etymology
Root: yāsamīn · Persian
Yasmîn is jasmine — Jasminum officinale. The Persian yāsamīn gave its sound to most of the world’s words for the flower: Greek iasmē, Latin jasminum, English jasmine.
Name family
- Asmîn · cognate — shortened form
Linguistic parallels
- Jasmine Engelska — Samma
- Yasmin Arabiska — Samma
- Jazmín Spanska — Samma
Updated: 2026-05-02