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Jasmine (given Name)
Jasmine is an English feminine given name. History As a name, Jasmine is of English origin, referring to the plant of the same name. 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. In the Arab World, Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina, the name Jasmine, or one of its variants, remains popular. Cognates * Yasmin / Yasmina (Arabic) * Jasmijn (Dutch) * Jasmin ( French, male name) * Jazmín / Yazmín (Spanish) * Jasmina / Jasminka (Serbo-Croatian, Slovene) * Jázmin ( Hungarian) * Jessamine (English) * Yasemin ( Turki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine
Jasmine ( taxonomic name: ''Jasminum''; , ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers. A number of unrelated plants contain the word "jasmine" in their common names (see Other plants called "jasmine"). Description Jasmine can be either deciduous (leaves falling in autumn) or evergreen (green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines. Their leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation. The flowers are typically around in diameter. They are white or yellow, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne in cymose clusters with a minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Lennard
Jasmine Lennard (born 26 July 1985) is a British model, actress, TV host and reality television star from Westminster, best known for modelling for Scott Henshall and Gossard underwear. She first came to public attention when appearing as a contestant on '' Make Me a Supermodel'' before appearing on ''Celebrity Big Brother 10'' . Early life Born in Westminster, Lennard is the daughter of Brian Lennard, who founded Sacha Shoes, and Bond actress Marilyn Galsworthy. Lennard has two sisters, Pandora (b. 1988) and Jessica (b. 1983), named by their mother after three of their father's mistresses: "a tribute to those who didn't make it". Career Lennard came to the public's attention in 2005 as a finalist in the reality TV talent search '' Make Me a Supermodel''. She angered judge Rachel Hunter by saying "I suggest she throws out the truckload of make-up she uses and hires a personal trainer." and talked about her lesbian affairs while filming the show. In 2005 she appeared in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Jasmine Cephas Jones (born July 21, 1989) is an American-British actress, singer, and producer, who originated the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Broadway stage musical ''Hamilton''. In 2020, Cephas Jones won a Primetime Emmy for portraying Tyisha in '' #freerayshawn''. Early life Jones is the daughter of actor Ron Cephas Jones and British-born jazz singer Kim Lesley. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and Berklee College of Music, and graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 2011. Jones was born in London, England but grew up in Midwood, Brooklyn, where she still lived as of 2015. Career Jones has made small appearances in multiple independent films, including ''Titus'' (2013) and ''Fairfield'' (2014). She has also appeared in episodes of '' Blue Bloods,'' ''Unforgettable'', and '' Mrs. Fletcher.'' In 2015, she originated the roles of Maria Reynolds and Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Harman
Jasmine Isabelle Harman (born 15 November 1975) is an English television presenter, radio presenter, property expert and writer. From 2004 to 2019 she co-presented the Channel 4 series '' A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?'' alongside Jonnie Irwin. Career Early career Harman had a career in the health and fitness industry and later moved into television. She is a qualified fitness instructor and lived in the Algarve for several years, working as marketing manager for a health resort. It was here that she began writing as a professional and hosted her own twice-weekly live magazine show on an Algarve radio station, Kiss FM, where she worked with DJ Sir Owen Gee. Television In 2004, Harman was selected to co-present the Channel 4 show ''A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?'' She has filmed more than 200 episodes worldwide and recorded more episodes than any other presenter of the show. The programme is broadcast daily on More4, Discovery Real Time and Discovery Travel & Living, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Guy
Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, director, singer and dancer. She is known for her role as Dina in the 1988 film ''School Daze'' and as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'', which originally ran from 1987 to 1993. Guy won four consecutive NAACP Image Awards from 1990 through 1993 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on the show. She played Roxy Harvey on ''Dead Like Me'' and as Sheila "Grams" Bennet on ''The Vampire Diaries''. More recently, she played the role of Gemma, Richard Webber’s friend and potential love interest on ''Grey's Anatomy''. Early life Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a Black American father and Caucasian mother, Guy was raised in the affluent historic Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended Northside Performing Arts High School. Her mother, the former Jaye Rudolph, was a former high-school teacher, and her father, the Reverend Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Guinness
Jasmine Leonora Guinness (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish designer and a fashion model active since 1994. She is also an heiress to the Guinness brewing fortune. Personal life She is the daughter of Patrick Guinness and Liz Casey. She was educated at St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham, in Dublin. She also spent a year at Winchester School of Art. She and Gawain O'Dare Rainey were engaged on 31 January 2005 and married on 1 July 2006 in Leixlip, Ireland. The wedding was extensively covered in '' Hello!'' magazine (in the issue dated 18 July 2006) and attended by 500 guests, including the designer of her draped silk dress, Jasper Conran, Mario Testino, Paddy Moloney, Anjelica Huston, Jacquetta Wheeler, Jade Parfitt, Erin O'Connor, Garech Browne and Philip Treacy. Her husband is the son of Michael Rainey and the Hon. Jane Ormsby-Gore, a daughter of David, 5th Lord Harlech. They have two sons and a daughter together. Modelling career A portrait of her is held at the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Jasmine Fiore
The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore was a model from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, after having been strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been mutilated to prevent recognition; she was eventually identified by the serial numbers of her breast implants. Fiore was 28 years old at the time of her death. Her husband, a former reality TV contestant, Ryan Alexander Jenkins, was the only suspect, and was formally charged with the murder. On August 23, 2009, Jenkins was found dead in a hotel room in Hope, British Columbia, Canada, after committing suicide. He was 32 years old. Fiore's background Fiore was born Jasmine Lepore in 1981. Her parents divorced when she was eight years old, and she was raised by her mother, Lisa Lepore, in Bonny Doon, California. In her youth, she enjoyed playing football, and worked for a local grocery store. Fiore was a swimsuit model who frequently worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde
Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den BogaerdeDebrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Kelly's Directories, 2000 pg. 1629 (born 15 May 1996), better known by her stage name Birdy, is an English singer and songwriter. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love", was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia. Her self-titled debut album, '' Birdy'', was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number one in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her second studio album, '' Fire Within'', was released on 23 September 2013 in the UK. At the 2014 Brit Awards, she was nominated for Best British Female Solo Artist. Her third studio album, '' Beautiful Lies'', was released on 25 March 2016. Her fourth studio album '' Young Heart'' was released on 30 April 2021. Early life Birdy was born on 15 May 1996, in Lymingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Curtis-Smith
Jasmine Cassandra Curtis-Smith (; born April 6, 1994) is a Filipino-Australian actress, host, dancer, endorser, writer, and model. She is known internationally for her critically acclaimed performance in Hannah Espia's 2013 film ''Transit (2013 film), Transit'', and in the Philippines as the younger sister of fellow actress Anne Curtis. Early life She was born on 6 April 1994 in Melbourne, Australia as the second daughter of Carmencita Ojales, a Filipino, and James Ernest Curtis-Smith, an Australian lawyer. Aside from her older sister Anne Curtis, Anne, she also has a younger brother named Thomas James, who is currently completing secondary school in Australia, and had a half-sister named Clare on her father's side who died in 2007 at four months old due to a cardiovascular disease. During her first stay in the Philippines, she studied at St. Paul College Pasig, St. Paul College in Pasig before leaving in 2005 to return to Australia, where she finished her elementary and seconda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ting Chu
Jasmine (; born January 5, 1981), also known as Ting Chu, is a singer-songwriter who made her debut in the Taiwanese music industry in 2007. She has a contract under start-up recording company HummingBird Music, the same company Hong Kong-based band Soler belongs to. Early life Jasmine was born in Taipei, Taiwan on January 5, 1981. She began songwriting in her teenage years after her uncle died. She wrote her first work, "Blessing", after learning to play the guitar. When she entered university, she continued writing music and performing at bars and coffee shops. Upon graduation, she entered into the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California. She was discovered by Hong Kong music producer and Musicians Institute faculty member Lupo Groining, who offered her a contract with HummingBird Music. Debut Jasmine named her album ''Yu Sheng – The Sound of Rain'' () in honor of her idol, Taiwanese singer 張雨生 (Chang Yu-Sheng), using a homophone of Zhang's given name A g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Cheung
Jasmine Cheung Shuk-han is a Hong Kong rugby union player. She was selected in Hong Kong women's national rugby union team, Hong Kong's historic squad who made their first Rugby World Cup (women's), Rugby World Cup appearance in 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017. Biography Cheung was named in Hong Kong's squad that toured Spain in a two-test match series in Madrid in 2015. She featured for her club the HKRU Scorpions against a touring Princeton University, Princeton A team at King's Park, Hong Kong, King's Park, in Hong Kong. Her team scored ten tries to win 58–17. She was named in Hong Kong's training squad in preparation for their 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying#Repechage, Rugby World Cup qualifiers matches against Fiji women's national rugby union team, Fiji and Japan women's national rugby union team, Japan in 2016. She also featured in two training games against Kazakhstan women's national rugby union team, Kazakhstan as part of their preparation. Cheung was calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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