Jasmine (given name)

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| name = Jasmine

| image=Chinesischer Maler des 12. Jahrhunderts (I) 001.jpg

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| caption=Jasmine is derived from the name of the flower jasmine.

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| gender = Female

| meaning = Gift from God, coming from the flower

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| languageorigin = Persian (ultimate origin){{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |date=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0198610601 |page=138 |edition=2 |quote=Jasmine: From the vocabulary word denoting the climbing plant with its delicate, fragnant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin).}}

| related names = Yasmin, یاسمین, یاسمن ، Jasmin, Jasmina, Jessamine, Ismenia, Jaslyn, Jaslynn, Jasmyn, Jassmine, Jasmine, Jazmin, Jazmine

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Jasmine is an English feminine given name.

History

The English name is a reference to the plant of the same name.{{cite web|author=Mike Campbell |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/jasmine |title=Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jasmine |publisher=Behind the Name |date= |accessdate=2012-07-15}} However, in terms of etymology, the word jasmine is of Persian origin (in Persian: Yasmin). It entered the English language through Old French.

Today, Jasmine is one of the most popular names in the Western world and has numerous spellings. In the United States, it entered popular use in 1973, and from 1986 until 2008 was among the 100 most popular names for American girls. It has since declined in popularity, but remains among the top 200 most popular names for girls in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |title=Popular Baby Names |publisher=Socialsecurity.gov |date=2009-08-26 |accessdate=2012-07-15 |archive-date=2015-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421201854/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi |url-status=dead }} In the Arab World, Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina, the name Jasmine, or one of its variants, remains popular.{{cite web|url=http://statbel.fgov.be/nl/modules/pressrelease/statistieken/bevolking/emma_et_noah_sont_les_prenoms_les_plus_populaires_de_2008.jsp |title=2008: Emma en Noah zijn de populairste voornamen |language=nl |publisher=Statbel.fgov.be |date=2009-11-23 |accessdate=2012-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://brasil.babycenter.com/pregnancy/nome/ranking-2009/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113180650/http://brasil.babycenter.com/pregnancy/nome/ranking-2009/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |title=Ranking 2009 |publisher=Brasil.babycenter.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lavoz.com.ar/10/01/15/secciones/ciudadanos/nota.asp?nota_id=583293 |title=BenjamĂn afianza su reinado entre los bebĂŠs varones |publisher=LAVOZ.com.ar |accessdate=2012-07-15}}

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Notable bearers

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= Jazmyne =

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