Jasmine at a glance
- Meaning
- “jasmine flower”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
- Pronunciation
- JAZ-min
- Nicknames
- Jas, Jazz
- Other forms
- Yasmin, Jasmin, Yasmine
Where the name Jasmine comes from
Jasmine is a climbing plant with sweet-smelling white or yellow flowers, and its name comes from Persian yasaman through Arabic and French. It became a first name in English in the early 20th century. The princess in Disney’s Aladdin helped make it more popular.