Yasmin is usually a feminine

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, sometimes also a

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. Variant forms and spellings include Yasemin, Yasmeen, Yasmina, Yasmine, and Yassmin.

Etymology

''Yasmin'' () is the Persian name for the flowering plant

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 cultiva ...

, from which the English name ''

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 cultiva ...

'' and the Hebrew name יסמין also derive.

Given name

Yasemin

* Yasemin Adar (born 1991), Turkish sport wrestler *

Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar Yasemin Begüm Dalgalar (born 8 June 1988) is a Turkish female basketball player for Adana ASKİ in the Power forward position. She is tall and weight. She started her career at Fenerbahçe of İstanbul in 1998 in youth level, and continue ...

(born 1988), Turkish basketballer *

Yasemin Bradley Yasemin Bradley (née Özdemir b. 1966) is a Turkish female physician specialized as a nutritionist and dietitian. She is also a television presenter and writer. Biography Born as Yasemin Özdemir, she graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University ...

, Turkish female physician specialized as nutritionist and dietitian, also a television presenter and writer *

Yasemin Can Yasemin Can (born Vivian Jemutai on December 11, 1996) is a Kenyan female long distance runner representing Turkey who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. She is the reigning European 10,000 m champion. Can is a five-time Europea ...

(born 1996), Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin * Yasemin Çegerek (born 1977), Dutch politician from Turkish descent * Yasemin Dalkılıç (born 1979), Turkish free diver *

Yasemin Ecem Anagöz ''Yasemin'' is a 1988 German-language film directed by Hark Bohm. The international co-production of Turkey and West Germany was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but didn' ...

(born 1998), Turkish recurve archer * Yasemin Güler (born 1994), Turkish handball player * Yasemin Horasan (born 1983), Turkish basketball player * Yasemin Kimyacıoğlu, Turkish-American basketball player * Yasemin Kozanoğlu (born 1978), Turkish actress and model * Yasemin Mori (born 1982), Turkish singer *

Yasemin Smit Miloushka Yasemin Smit (born 21 November 1984 in Amsterdam) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.

(born 1984), Dutch water polo player * Yasemin Şahin (born 1988), Turkish handball player * Yasemin Şamdereli (born 1973), Turkish-German actress * Yasemin Saylar (born 1990), Turkish basketball player * Yasemin Ustalar, Turkish boxer

Middle name

* Özlem Yasemin Taşkın (born 1985), retired Turkish swimmer

Yasmeen

* Yasmeen Al Maimani * Yasmeen Ghauri (born 1971), Canadian model * Yasmeen Godder * Yasmeen Hameed, Pakistani Urdu poet * Yasmeen Hanoosh * Yasmeen Ismail * Yasmeen Khair *

Yasmeen Khan (actress) Shamshad known by her alias Yasmeen Khan (1950, Peshawar – 15 April 1999, Peshawar) was a Pakistani actress. She was a popular actress who starred in many Pashto films. She was murdered on 15 April 1999. Personal life Yasmeen was born as Sh ...

* Yasmeen Khan (cricketer) * Yasmeen Lari (born 1941), Pakistani architect * Yasmeen Murshed *

Yasmeen Pir Mohammad Khan Yasmeen Pir Mohammad Khan () is a Pakistani woman politician hailing from Saidu Sharif, Swat. Who is currently serving as a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly belong to the Awami National Party (ANP). She is also serving as member of the ...

Yasmeen Rehman Yasmin Rehman ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. She is sister of Muhammad Pervaiz Malik. Political career She was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan ...

* Yasmeen Sami Alamiri *

Yasmeen Sulieman Yasmeen Sulieman (born May 19, 1982)http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/bio/yasmeen/512318 is an American singer and Broadway actress born in Oakland, California and raised in Hawaii. She is best known for her 2002 R&B single "Blue Jeans" in ad ...

, American singer *

Yasmeen Vella This is a non-exhaustive list of Malta women's international footballers – association football players who have appeared at least once for the senior Malta women's national football team. Players See also * Malta women's national foot ...

Yasmeen Williams Yasmeen Williams (Also known as Betty J. Williams, Bheti Yasmeen Williams, and Yasmeen Bheti Williams-Johnson) is an American gospel singer and former member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock. Early life Yasme ...

Yasmin

* Yasmin (musician), British DJ and singer-songwriter *

Yasmin Abbasey Yasmin Abbasey is a Pakistani Judge, serving in the Sindh High Court. She is one of only two women serving on the court at this time. Justice Abbasey has previously served as a Judge in the lower courts. Since her elevation to the High Court, most ...

(born 1950), Pakistani judge *

Yasmin Abdulaziz Yasmin Abdelaziz ( arz, ياسمين عبد العزيز, ; born 16 January 1980) is an Egyptian actress. Biography Abdulaziz started in commercials at the age of 12 because of one of her mother's friends who owns a company of commercials. Afte ...

(born 1980), Egyptian actress * Yasmin Aga Khan (born 1949), American Pakistani philanthropist * Yasmin Ahmad (1958–2009), Malaysian film director * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (born 1949), Ugandan-born British journalist and author * Yasmin Bannerman (born 1972), English actress *

Yasmin Benoit Yasmin Benoit (born 10 June 1996) is an English model, activist, and writer. She has promoted the visibility of asexuality, aromanticism, and of LGBTQ+ people of colour and has worked as a lingerie and alternative model. As ''Aislin Magazine'' w ...

(born 1996), English model and activist *

Yasmin Bevan Dame Yasmin Bevan, (née Prodhan; born 3 December 1953) is an influential figure within the UK education system. Bevan was the Executive Principal and Headteacher of Denbigh High School, Luton, Denbigh High School in Luton, Bedfordshire from 1 ...

, English headteacher *

Yasmin Brunet Yasmin Botelho Fernandez (born June 6, 1988), best known as Yasmin Brunet, is a Brazilian model and actress who appeared in the 2008 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. Biography Brunet was born in the neighborhood of Gávea, in the city ...

(born 1988), Brazilian model * Yasmin Deliz (born 1987), American reggaetón singer-songwriter, model and actress * Yasmin Evans (born 1990),British TV and radio presenter * Yasmin Finney, British actress and Internet personality *

Yasmin K. Yasmin Knoch (born 27 September 1976), known professionally as Yasmin K. and also using the name Y-ass, is a German pop singer. She is best known for appearing in 2001 on the second season of ''Popstars''. Life and career Born in Soufrière, ...

(born 1986), German pop singer * Yasmin Kafai, German professor *

Yasmin Kwadwo Yasmin Kwadwo (born 9 November 1990) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the sprints. Her personal best for the 100 metres is 11.29 seconds. She won two gold medals at the European Athletics Junior Championships in 2009 and repre ...

(born 1990), German sprint athlete * Yasmin Le Bon (born 1964), British fashion model *

Yasmin Lee Yasmin Lee is an Cambodian American transgender pornographic film actress and Model (people), model. She appeared in the film ''The Hangover Part II'' as Kimmy. Early life and career Lee lived with her family in various refugee camps in Cambod ...

, Brazilian transgendered pornographic film actress *

Yasmin Levy Yasmin Levy ( he, יסמין לוי; born December 23, 1975) is an Israeli singer-songwriter of Judeo-Spanish music. Biography Yasmin Levy was born on December 23, 1975, in Baka, Jerusalem. She is of Sephardic Jewish descent. Her parents were A ...

(born 1975), Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music * Yasmin Paige (born 1991), English actress * Yasmin Qureshi (born 1963), British politician * Yasmin Ratansi (born 1951), Canadian politician *

Yasmin Sardouk Yasmin Sardouk ( ar, ياسمين سردوك; born 20 May 2000) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Honours Lebanon * WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2019 See also * List of Lebanon women's international footballe ...

(born 2000), Lebanese footballer * Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater *

Yasmin Warsame Yasmin Abshir Warsame ( so, Yasmiin Abshir Warsame, ar, ياسمين ابشير ارسام; born May 5, 1976) is a Somali-Canadian model and activist. In 2004, she was named "The Most Alluring Canadian" in a poll by ''Fashion'' magazine. Biogr ...

(born 1976), Somali-Canadian model * Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 1998), Dutch model * Yasmin Yusoff, Malaysian singer

Yasmina

Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab (born 25 February 1966) is a retired Algerian heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλο� ...

(born 1966), retired Algerian heptathlete * Yasmina Khadra (born 1955), Algerian author * Yasmina Reza (born 1959), French Iranian playwright, actress, novelist and screenwriter *

Yasmina Siadatan Yasmina Siadatan (born 1981 in Hull, England) is a British businesswoman of British and Iranian descent. She was the winner of the fifth series of the British television show ''The Apprentice''. As the winner, she was offered a job working for ...

(born 1981), British businesswoman of British and Iranian descent

Yasmine

Yasmine Allas Yasmine Allas ( so, Yasmiin Callas, ar, ياسمين أهلك) is a Somali-Dutch actress and writer. Personal life Allas was born in 1967 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Her family was wealthy, with her father serving as a General in the ...

(born 1967), Somali actress and writer *

Yasmine Belmadi Yasmine Belmadi (26 January 1976 – 18 July 2009) was a French actor of Algerian parents. He appeared in 13 films, and had completed his final role, in a television production, the day before his death. Biography Belmadi grew up in the northern ...

(1976–2009), French actor of Algerian origin * Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968), American actress *

Yasmine Eriksson Yasmine Eriksson (born 1989) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Sweden Democrats party who has been an MP in the Riksdag since 2018. Biography Eriksson was born in Partille. She has summed up her early life as being a "working class ...

(born 1989), Swedish politician *

Yasmine Fouad Yasmine Salah El-Din Fouad Abdel Aziz is an Egyptian politician. She has been Minister of Environment in Mostafa Madbouly's ministry since 18 June 2018. She will chair the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference The 2022 United Nations ...

, Egyptian politician *

Yasmine Galenorn Yasmine Galenorn is an American novelist. She writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and paranormal mystery. She previously wrote under the pen name India Ink for her ''Bath and Body'' series. Biography Galenorn graduated from Evergreen Stat ...

, Romantic fiction writer * Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer *

Yasmine Hanani Yasmine Hanani (born June 5, 1980) is an American actress. Hanani was born in Baltimore and grew up in Southfield, Michigan and later in Orange County, Southern California. Hanani has worked on documentaries "Voices of Iraq,". "My Country, M ...

(born 1980), American actress * Yasmine Kassari (born 1970), Belgian-Moroccan film director * Yasmine Lafitte (born 1973), Moroccan and French pornographic actress *

Yasmine Mahmoudieh Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (given name), a feminine given name, and sometimes surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actre ...

, German architect * Yasmine Naghdi, British ballet dancer * Yasmine Oudni (born 1989), Algerian volleyball player *

Yasmine Pahlavi Yasmine Pahlavi ( fa, یاسمین پهلوی, née Etemad-Amini, Persian: ; born 26 July 1968), is the wife of Reza Pahlavi, the last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran. Biography Yasmine Etemad-Amini was born in Pars Hospital in ...

(born 1968), wife of Reza Pahlavi II, Crown Prince of Iran *

Yasmine Posio Linda Yasmine Posio (born 1974) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Gothenburg Municipality between June 2017 and September 2022. Posio is the daughter ...

(born 1974), Swedish politician *

Yasmine Ryan Yasmine Ryan (ca. 1983 – 30 November 2017) was a print, television and multimedia journalist from New Zealand. She was involved in covering the Arab Spring for ''Al Jazeera English''. Ryan also created documentaries. Biography Yasmine Ryan was ...

(ca. 1983–2017) New Zealand journalist *

Yasmine Zaki Shahab Professor Yasmine Zaki Shahab, S.S., M.A., Ph.D. ( ar-at, ياسمين زكي شهاب , Yāsmīn Zakī Šahāb; ; born 1 December 1948) is an Indonesian anthropologist. In addition, her interest in Betawi society made her actively doing resear ...

(born 1946), Indonesian anthropologist

Yassmin

Yassmin Abdel-Magied Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese–Australian media presenter and writer, who had an early career as a mechanical engineer. She was named Young Queenslander of the Year in 2010 and Queensland Australian of the Year in 2015 for her engagement ...

, Australian activist * Yassmin Alers, American stage actor

Fictional characters

Yasmin Green ''Family Affairs'' is a British soap opera that aired on Channel 5. It debuted on 30 March 1997, the day of the launch of said channel and was the first programme broadcast on the channel. It was screened as five thirty-minute episodes per w ...

, ''Family Affairs'' character played by Ebony Thomas from 1998 until 2005 * Yasmin, a Bratz doll *

Yasmin Khan Yasmin Khan is a historian of British India and Associate Professor of History at Kellogg College, Oxford. Education and career Born in 1977 to Pakistani and Anglo-Irish parents in Kingston-upon-Thames, Khan completed her BA in history at S ...

, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' * Yasamin Madrani, a main character in the animated web-series '' gen:LOCK'' * Yasmina Ait Omar, a recurring character in the Belgian series '' wtFOCK''

Surname

Samina Yasmeen Samina Yasmeen is an Australian–Pakistani author and intellectual who is known for her work in political and strategic development in South Asia and the role of Islam in International relations, world politics. She has published articles on t ...

, Pakistani professor * Sabina Yasmin (born 1953), Bangladeshi singer * Farida Yasmin, Bangladeshi journalist * Farida Yasmin, Bangladeshi singer *

Nilufar Yasmin Nilufar Yasmin (13 February 1948 – 10 March 2003) was a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet, Rajanikanta Geeti, Dwijendra Geeti and Atul Prasdi genre. She was the fourth of five Yasmin sisters of Bangladesh music. Her siblings are Farida ...

, Bangladeshi singer

References

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