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Yasmin - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yasmin
 
 

 


The girl name Yasmin [ syll. ya-smin, yas-m-in ] is pronounced YAEZMIHN KEY. Yasmin's language of origin is Old Persian and it is predominantly used in English. Yasmin is a variation of the English and French Jasmine.

Yasmin is a fairly popular baby name for girls. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.049% of baby girls were named Yasmin. It ranked at #324 then. In 2007, it ranked at #358 with a usage of 0.043%. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Yasmin, the English and French Jasmine was the most frequently used. It was used 7 times more than Yasmin in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Yasmin include the Turkish Yasemin, the English Yasmeen, the English and French Yasmine, the English Yazmin, the English Yasmina, the German Eugenie, the French Eugénie, the English Yesenia, the English Yessenia, and the German and Italian Eugenia.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Yasmin: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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