The English flower name Jasmine derives from Persian yasamin, and entered the language via Old French. It entered the U.S. Top 100 in 1973, at #856, and shot up the charts with alacrity. Jasmine entered the Top 100 in 1986 and rose to its highest rank of #23 in 1993 and 1994. It stayed in the Top 30 from 1989–2006, then slowly began descending. In 2018, it was #136.
The name also enjoys popularity in New Zealand (#82), England and Wales (#75), and Italy (#105).
Variants include:
1. Gelsomina is Italian.
2. Jasmina is Serbian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian, and Croatian. Jasmína is Czech; Jaśmina is Polish; and Jasmīna is Latvian.
3. Jázmin is Hungarian.
4. Jasmin is German and Finnish. Jasmîn is Norman.
5. Jessamine is a rare English form.
6. Yasmin is Arabic and Urdu.
7. Yasmina is Arabic.
8. Yasmine is Arabic and French.
9. Yasmeen is Arabic and Urdu.
10. Yasamin is Persian.
11. Yasaman is also Persian.
12. Jasmijn is Dutch.
13. Iasmina is Romanian.
14. Iasmine is Greek.
15. Jaminka is Vlach.
16. Jasmiin is Estonian.
17. Jessamy is an older English form.
18. Jessima is an archaic English form.
19. Gessamí is Catalan.
20. Yesmine is Armenian.
21. Xasmina is Galician.
22. Giasemi, or Yiasemi, is Greek.
23. Zhasmin is Kazakh.
Other names whose meanings relate to the word “jasmine” include:
Unisex:
Amane can mean “imperial jasmine hope,” “my jasmine summit,” and “affection jasmine sound” in Japanese, among many other kanji permutations. As much as I love Japanese names, sorting through all these possible meanings gives me a headache!
Hijiri can mean “holy jasmine” in Japanese.
Jumi means “jasmine” in Bengali.
Katori can mean “beautiful/good person of white jasmine” in Japanese.
Mafuyu can mean “jasmine linen friend,” “jasmine air tenderness,” and “jasmine winter” in Japanese.
Matsuki can mean “jasmine moon tree,” “jasmine moon tortoise,” “jasmine haven measure,” and “jasmine moon atmosphere” in Japanese.
Parijat derives from Sanskrit parijata, which refers to several plants including night jasmine.
Rinon can mean “jasmine warmth,” “jasmine dream,” and “jasmine hope” in Japanese.
Shima can mean “determination, ambition, aspiration, will, purpose” combined with “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Yuriya can mean “healing white jasmine night” in Japanese.
Male:
Ikuma can mean “lively jasmine” and “genuine jasmine” in Japanese.
Maya can mean “jasmine colour,” “jasmine valley,” “jasmine sunshine,” and “jasmine design” in Japanese. I obviously wouldn’t recommend this in a country where Maya/Maja is a female name.
Rihito can mean “jasmine fire person,” “jasmine light metropolis,” “jasmine history,” and “jasmine beauty” in Japanese.
Female:
Aguri can mean “Asia, come after, rank next” with “long time” and “jasmine” in Japanese. As a male or unisex name, other kanji may be used.
Airi can mean “love, affection” combined with “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Akari can mean “bright white jasmine” in Japanese.
Amari can mean “sky, heaven” combined with “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Amiri can mean “second, Asia” combined with “beautiful” and “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Bibisuman means “mother, authoritative woman, learnèd woman” combined with “jasmine” in Uzbek.
Chameli is the Hindu name for various jasmine flowers.
Gulsuman means “jasmine flower” in Uzbek.
Hasmik means “jasmine” in Armenian. Another form is Asmik.
Hima can mean “the Sun” combined with “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Himari can mean “day, sun” combined with “jasmine plant” in Japanese.
Hirari can mean “sky orchid white jasmine” in Japanese.
Hirori can mean “expand white jasmine” in Japanese.
Irodori can mean “white jasmine colour” in Japanese.
Kannika means “night jasmine” in Thai.
Kharasvara means “wild jasmine” in Sanskrit.
Kiria can mean “tree, plant” combined with “white jasmine” and “love, affection” in Japanese.
Kokori can mean “mind, soul, heart” combined with “white jasmine” in Japanese.
Luli means “dewy jasmine” in Chinese.
Maeko can mean “white jasmine glory child” in Japanese.
Mahana can mean “jasmine flower” in Japanese.
Maladee means “jasmine” in Thai.
Malati means “jasmine” in Sanskrit.
Melati means “jasmine flower” in Indonesian and Malaysian.
Melur also means “jasmine” in Indonesian and Malaysian.
Ratree means “night jasmine” in Thai. Unfortunately, it might not be a good idea in an Anglophone country.
Riko can mean “white jasmine child” in Japanese.
Rina can mean “white jasmine” combined with “vegetables, greens” or a phonetic character in Japanese. This is a completely separate name from other languages’ Rinas.
Rio can mean “white jasmine thread,” “white jasmine cherry blossom,” and “white jasmine centre” in Japanese.
Sabai means “jasmine” in Burmese.
Sampaguita means “jasmine” in Filipino. Jasmine is the national flower of The Philippines.
Vasantamallika means “spring jasmine” in Sanskrit.
Xewali means “jasmine” in Assamese, the easternmost Indo–European language, spoken in India.
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