The story behind Jasmin
A variant of Jasmine.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Finnish entry
A floral name, from French Jasmine, of modern usage. cognate with English Jasmine.
German entry
16th century, from French jasmin, from Spanish jazmín, from Arabic ياسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Persian یاسمن (yâsaman). The pronunciation is spelling-based and thus only coincidentally very close to the Middle Eastern etyma. Use as a personal name following wider European usage since the 19th century.
Serbo-Croatian entry
From jasmin (“jasmine”).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): JH AE1 Z M IH0 N
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: /ˈjɑsmin/
- Finnish: [ˈjɑ̝s̠min]
- German: /jasˈmiːn/
- Serbo-Croatian: /jǎsmiːn/
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Jasmin ranked #1409 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Jasmin
Jazmin
A female given name from Persian, variant of Jasmine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Joaquin
Borrowed from Spanish Joaquín.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Johan
An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John. Borrowed from Classical Persian جهان (jahān, “world”), from Middle Persian [script needed]…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Julen
Coined by Sabino Arana from Spanish Julián.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Julian
A female given name from Latin, of medieval English usage, variant of Gillian. Borrowed from German Julian. Learned borrowing from Latin Jūliānus. Borrowed from Spanish Julián.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Julien
Borrowed from French Julien.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jasmin
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoulla
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jasmin
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length