Given name · Persian
یاسمن
“jasmine”
یاسمن (yâsaman) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Jasmine.
Meaning & origin
What it means
یاسمن goes back to Middle Persian 𐭩𐭠𐭮𐭬𐭭𐭠 (yʾsmn'), meaning “jasmine.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle Persian yʾsmn', from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭠𐭮𐭬𐭭𐭠 (yʾsmn', “jasmine”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
یاسمن’s family of names
In Persian usage, یاسمن has a later derivative in Jasmin. In Persian usage, یاسمن can be written in the Roman alphabet as yâsaman. In Persian usage, یاسمن has a related form in سمن.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
یاسمن has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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