The story behind Jasmine
From French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Classical Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), from earlier یاسمن (yāsaman), from Middle Persian yʾsmn' (yāsaman).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Jasmine.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): JH AE1 Z M AH0 N / JH AE1 Z M IH0 N
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈd͡ʒasmin/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈd͡ʒas.mɪn̪]
- Tagalog: /ˈdjasmin/
- Tagalog: [ˈd̪jas.mɪn̪]
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
Jasmine ranked #206 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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Middle Names for Jasmine
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length