Jasmine (given name)
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Jasmine is a feminine given name. It refers to the flowering plant jasmine
. The name has been popular in a number of countries in recent years. In the United States
, it first entered the top 1,000 list of most popular names in 1973. It has remained among the top 100 names given to American girls since 1986, and was ranked at No. 43 in 2008. Variant Yasemin was the most popular name given to baby girls born in Turkey
in 2008-2009. Variant Yasmin
was ranked among the top 10 names given to Brazil
ian girls in 2009 and is also very popular in Israel, and variant Jazmín was among the top 5 names given to girls in Córdoba, Argentina
in 2009. Variant Jázmin is in among the top 10 names given to girls born in Hungary
. Variant Yasmine is popular in Brussels, Belgium.
Jasmine
Jasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
. The name has been popular in a number of countries in recent years. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it first entered the top 1,000 list of most popular names in 1973. It has remained among the top 100 names given to American girls since 1986, and was ranked at No. 43 in 2008. Variant Yasemin was the most popular name given to baby girls born in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 2008-2009. Variant Yasmin
Yasmin
-Etymology:Yasmin is the name in Persian for a flowering plant, and from which the name Jasmine derives.The pronunciation of Yasmin is often parallel with the English Jasmine, but in Arabic, Persian and Turkish, the "s" is not taken as a "z", and so is often pronounced as .-Yasemin:* Yasemin...
was ranked among the top 10 names given to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian girls in 2009 and is also very popular in Israel, and variant Jazmín was among the top 5 names given to girls in Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
in 2009. Variant Jázmin is in among the top 10 names given to girls born in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Variant Yasmine is popular in Brussels, Belgium.
People with the given name
- Jasmine (family)Jasmine (family)The Jasmine family is an American family notable for its entrepreneurial endeavors in the U.S. Northeast. The family garnered modest prominence through its business as the major distributor of fresh produce in Reconstruction era New York City...
, a prominent American entrepreneurial and philanthropic family - Jasmine (Finnish singer)Jasmine (Finnish singer)Jasmine Tatjana Anette Valentin is a Finnish Roma singer.She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 by song Niin kaunis on taivas and became 23rd. After Eurovision she gigged in different countries like in Turkey, Spain and Greece.-References:...
, a Finnish singer and EuroVision Song Contest participant - Jasmine (Japanese singer)Jasmine (Japanese singer), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and producer whose real given name is . She is represented by Sony Music Japan, and is a DJ for the Japanese radio station J-Wave. In June 2009, she released her debut single "Sad to Say"...
, a Japanese singer - Jasmine (Taiwanese singer), the English name of Taiwanese singer Ting Chu
- Jasmine HarmanJasmine HarmanJasmine Isabelle Harman is a British television presenter.-Early career:Prior to working in television, Harman had a successful career in the health and fitness industry. She is a qualified fitness instructor and lived in the Algarve for several years, working as Marketing Manager for a luxury...
, an English TV presenter - Jasmin MäntyläJasmin MäntyläJasmin Mäntylä is a Finnish model and singer. She is also in politics, in her hometown, Oulu. She is a member of a Finnish political party, Kansallinen Kokoomus. She is 5' 9¾" tall.- Career :...
, a Finnish model and singer - Jasmine RichardsJasmine RichardsJasmine Denise Richards is a Canadian actress and singer. She is the best known for portraying Margaret "Peggy" Dupree in Camp Rock, and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Family Channel sitcom Naturally, Sadie and Judge Tara in Overruled!.- Life and career...
, a Canadian actress - Jasmine (American singer)Jasmine (American singer)Jasmine Sagginario , also known as Jasmine, is an American pop musician. Jasmine is best known for winning Radio Disney's 2009 N.B.T. competition. She was a featured artist for TBN's iShine KNECT, providing the show's original theme song...
, an American singer songwriter - Jasmine SinclairJasmine SinclairJasmine Sinclair is a glamour model and a bondage model based in Kent, England.She has featured in a large number of publications including The Sun, News of the World and The Daily Sport newspapers, Playboy magazine, Toni and Guy Magazine, Loaded Magazine, Nuts Magazine, Zoo Magazine, Ann Summers...
, a British bondage model - Jasmin St. ClaireJasmin St. ClaireJasmin St. Claire is a former pornographic actress who is best known for starring in "gang bang" pornographic movies, in which she has sex with large numbers of men continuously. She is also known for her work as a professional wrestling personality, most notably for ECW...
, a porn star and wrestler - Jasmine TriasJasmine TriasJasmine Trias is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias...
, a Filipino American singer - Jasmine YouJasmine YouJasmine You was a Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic metal band Versailles. In 1998 Jasmine You entered the visual kei music scene after joining Jakura, who managed to become pretty successful before disbanding in 2003. In 2006 he was invited by his long-time...
(1979–2009), a Japanese musician - Jasmine VillegasJasmine VillegasJasmine Marie Villegas also known as Jasmine V is an American teen R&B, pop and soul singer. She has Filipino and Mexican heritage. After many years of pursuing a career in music she was recently signed to Sony Music. In September 2010 she joined the second leg of Justin Bieber's My World Tour as...
, an American teen R&B pop singer
Fictional characters
- JasmineJasmine (Buffyverse)Jasmine is a fictional character, a deity in the fourth season of the television series Angel. She is portrayed for much of the season by Charisma Carpenter , but when she acquires her own body she is portrayed by Gina Torres, who also appeared in Joss Whedon's Firefly as Zoe Washburne...
, a character on the television series Angel - Jasmine, a character in the PokémonPokémonis a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
universe - Princess JasminePrincess JasminePrincess Jasmine is a fictional character and one of the main characters of the 1992 film Aladdin and its sequels, The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves . She is voiced by Linda Larkin, with her singing voice performed by Lea Salonga in the first film and Disney Princess...
of Agrabah, the princess in Disney's Aladdin - Jasmine, a character from Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
- Jasmine ThomasJasmine ThomasJasmine Thomas is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Jenna-Louise Coleman.-Storylines:Jasmine arrived in Emmerdale on 30 June 2005. Sent to the village by her parents during her holidays from boarding school, she stayed with her uncle Ashley Thomas, the...
, a character from the soap opera Emmerdale - Jasmine, a lioness from the movie Secondhand LionsSecondhand LionsSecondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S...
- Jasmine, the name of a semi-recurring character in the TVB show Forensic HeroesForensic HeroesForensic Heroes is a TVB modern suspense series broadcast in June 2006 and the first installment of the Forensic Heroes series....
- Jasmine, a superaging woman who dies in two days in the film Life in a Day
- Jasmine (aka Marika Reimon), main character from the 2004 Japanese tokusatsu television series, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
- Jasmine, a forest girl from Emily Rodda's Deltora QuestDeltora QuestDeltora Quest may refer to:*Deltora Quest *Deltora Quest...
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