Yasmin (name)

Yasmin is a feminine given name of Persian origin (یاسمن), sometimes also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Pronunciation/ˈjɑːsmiːn/

GenderFemale

LanguagePersian

Word/nameFrom the Persian word for Jasmine, Yas flower

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Yasmin
Origin
Yasmin pictured
Pronunciation	/ˈjɑːsmiːn/
Gender	Female
Language	Persian
Word/name	From the Persian word for Jasmine, Yas flower
Region of origin	Iran
Other names
Variant forms	Yasameen, Yasamin, Yasemin, Yasman, Yasmeen, Yasmeena, Yasmīn, Yasmina, Yasmine, Yasmīne, Yassamine, Yassmin, Yazmeen

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Etymology

Yasmin (یاسمن‎) is the Persian name for the flowering plant jasmine, from which the English name Jasmine also derives.^[1]

Given name

Yasaman

Yasaman Aryani, Iranian political prisoner
Yasaman Farmani (born 1995), Iranian footballer
Yasaman Farzan (born 1977), Iranian researcher

Yasameen

Yasameen Al-Raimi (born 1985), Yemeni sports shooter

Yasamin

Yasamin Mostofi, Iranian-American scientist

Yasemen

Yasemen Bektaş (born 2003), Turkish badminton player
Yasemen Saylar (born 1990), Turkish basketball player

Yasmeen

Yasmeen Abutaleb, American author and journalist
Yasmeen Sami Alamiri, Iraqi American journalist
Yasmeena Ali (born 1993), British-Afghan pornographic actress
Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh (born 1997), Saudi Olympic athlete
Yasmeen Al-Farhan (born 2005), Saudi footballer
Yasmeen Fayez (born 1989), Bahraini footballer
Yasmeen Fletcher (born 2003), American actress
Yasmeen Ghauri (born 1971), Canadian model
Yasmeen Godder (born 1973), Israeli dancer and choreographer
Yasmeen Hameed (born 1952), Pakistani Urdu poet
Yasmeen Hassan (born 1969), Pakistani-American attorney and activist
Yasmeen Ismail (1950–2002), Pakistani actress
Yasmeen Khair (born 1987), Jordanian footballer
Yasmeen Khan (actress) (1950–1999), Pakistani actress
Yasmeen Khan (cricketer) (born 1999), Namibian cricketer
Yasmeen Pir Mohammad Khan (born 1954), Pakistani politician
Yasmeen Lari (born 1941), Pakistani architect
Yasmeen Al Maimani, Saudi pilot
Yasmeen Mjalli (born 1996), Palestinian-American fashion designer
Yasmeen Murshed (born 1945), Bangladeshi politician
Yasmeen Sulieman (born 1982), American singer
Yasmeen Tahir (1937–2025), Pakistani actress
Yasmeen Williams (born 1955), American gospel singer

Yasmin

Yasmin (actress) (1936–2026), Pakistani actress
Yasmin (musician) (born 1988), British DJ and singer-songwriter
Yasmin Abbasey (born 1950), Pakistani judge
Yasmin Abdulaziz (born 1980), Egyptian actress
Yasmin Ahmad (1958–2009), Malaysian film director
Yasmin Ali (born 1990), Egyptian singer
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (born 1949), Ugandan-born British journalist and author
Yasmin Altwaijri, Saudi epidemiologist
Yasmin Angoe, Ghanaian American writer
Yasmin Bannerman (born 1972), English actress
Yasmin Belo-Osagie, Nigerian businesswomen
Yasmin Benoit (born 1996), English model and activist
Yasmin Bevan (born 1953), English headteacher
Yasmin Bibi, Pakistani politician
Yasmin Le Bon (born 1964), British fashion model
Yasmin Broom (born 1998), English singer and DJ
Yasmin Brunet (born 1988), Brazilian model
Yasmin Bunter (born 1992), English footballer
Yasmin Catley (born 1967/68), Australian politician
Yasmin Cosmann (born 2001), Brazilian footballer
Yasmin Daji (born 1947), Indian model
Yasmin Daswani (born 1994), English-born Hong Kong cricketer and lawyer
Yasmin David (1939–2009), British landscape painter
Yasmin Davies (born 2005), British actress
Yasmin Deliz (born 1987), American reggaetón singer-songwriter, model, and actress
Yasmin Duursma (born 2004), Australian rules footballer
Yasmin Nasr Elgewily (born 2001), Egyptian karateka
Yasmin Evans (born 1990), British TV and radio presenter
Yasmin Fahimi (born 1967), German politician
Yasmin Farooq (born 1965), American rower
Yasmin Fedda, Palestinian filmmaker, artist, creative producer, and academic
Yasmin Finney (born 2003), British actress and Internet personality
Yasmin Fridman (born 1973), Israeli politician
Yasmin Giger (born 1999), Swiss hurdler
Yasmin Green, Iranian-born American businesswoman
Yasmin Haque, Bangladeshi politician
Yasmin Ali Haque, Bangladeshi human rights activist
Yasmin Ara Haque, Bangladeshi politician
Yasmin Harper (born 2000), British diver
Yasmin Hayat (born 1990), English painter of miniatures
Yasmin Hurd, American neuroscientists
Yasmin Ingham (born 1997), British equestrian
Yasmin Javadian (born 2000), British Judoka
Yasmin Jiwani, Canadian feminist academic and activist
Yasmin Joseph (born 1991/92), British-Caribbean playwright and screenwriter
Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff, Sierra Leonean lawyer and activist
Yasmin K. (born 1986), German pop singer
Yasmin Kaashoek (born 1999), British volleyball player
Yasmin Kafai, German professor
Yasmin Khakoo (born 1964), Indian-American pediatric neuro-oncologist
Yasmin Khan (born 1977), British historian
Yasmin Khan (writer) (born 1981), British author, broadcaster, and human rights campaigner
Yasmin Aga Khan (born 1949), American Pakistani philanthropist
Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (born 1994/95), British actress
Yasmin Kwadwo (born 1990), German sprint athlete
Yasmin Ladha (born 1958), Tanzanian-Canadian writer of Indian descent
Yasmin Lee, Cambodian-American transgender pornographic film actress
Yasmin Levy (born 1975), Israeli singer-songwriter of Sephardic music
Yasmin Liverpool (born 1999), British 200m and 400m sprinter
Yasmin Lucas (born 1990), Brazilian singer-songwriter
Yasmin Lukatz (born 1972), Israeli venture capital investor, businesswoman, attorney, and social entrepreneur
Yasmin Meakes (born 1994), Australian rugby union footballer
Yasmín Mejías, Puerto Rican politician
Yasmin Menezes (born 1998), Brazilian acrobatic gymnast
Yasmin Miller (born 1995), British track and field athlete
Yasmin Modassir (1953–2016), Indian academician and scientist
Yasmin Mogahed (born 1980), American speaker
Yasmin Mrabet (born 1999), footballer
Yasmin Nayroukh, Palestinian football referee
Yasmin Neal (born 1985), American politician
Yasmin Paige (born 1991), English actress
Yasmin Parsons (born 1993), English netball player
Yasmin Pettet (born 2001), English television personality
Yasmin Ponnappa, Indian model
Yasmin Monet Prince (born 1998/99), British actress
Yasmin al Qadhi (born 1986), Yemeni journalist
Yasmin Qureshi (born 1963), British politician
Yasmin Raeis (born 1985), Egyptian actress
Yasmin Rashid (born 1950), Pakistani politician
Yasmin Ratansi (born 1951), Canadian politician
Yasmeen Rehman, Pakistani politician
Yasmin Said (born 2000), Kenyan actress
Yasmin Saikia, Indian-American writer and academic
Yasmin Bilkis Sathi, Bangladeshi model
Yasmin Schnack (born 1988), American tennis player
Yasmin Seky (born 1998), Irish actress
Yasmin Shariff (born 1956), Ugandan-born British architect, environmentalist, and university professor
Yasmin Siraj (born 1996), American figure skater
Yasmin Sison-Ching (born 1972), Filipino artist and painter
Yasmin Sooka (born 1957), South African human rights lawyer and activist
Yasmin Zammit Stevens (born 1993), Maltese weightlifter
Yasmin Surveyor, Indian academic, banker, and social worker
Yasmin Thayna (born 1993), Brazilian filmmaker
Yasmin Tredell (born 1992), British rower
Yasmin Trudeau (born 1983/84), American politician
Yasmin Umar (born 1956), Bruneian aristocrat, politician, and military officer
Yasmin Verheijen (born 1994), Dutch model
Yasmin Vossoughian (born 1978), American journalist
Yasmin Warsame (born 1976), Somali-Canadian model
Yasmin Wijnaldum (born 1998), Dutch model
Yasmin Williams (born 1997), American guitarist
Yasmin Yusuff (born 1955), Malaysian singer
Yasmin Zaher (born 1991), Palestinian journalist and writer
Yasmin Zahran (born 1933), Palestinian writer and archeologist

Yasmina

Yasmina El-Abd (born 2006), Egyptian actress and singer
Yasmina Akrari (born 1993), Italian volleyball player
Yasmina Azhari, Syrian businesswoman
Yasmina Aziez (born 1991), French taekwondo athlete
Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab (born 1966), Algerian heptathlete
Yasmina Baddou (born 1962), Moroccan politician
Yasmina Benslimane, Moroccan feminist activist
Yasmina Kadyrova (born 2004), Russian pair skater
Yasmina Khadra (born 1955), Algerian author
Yasmina Mesfioui (born 1976), Moroccan sport shooter
Yasmina Mkrtycheva (born 2008), Uzbek rhythmic gymnast
Yasmina Omrani (born 1988), Algerian track and field athlete
Yasmina Praderas (born 1981), Spanish sound engineer
Yasmina Reza (born 1959), French Iranian playwright, actress, novelist, and screenwriter
Yasmina Siadatan (born 1981), British businesswoman of Iranian descent
Yasmina Traboulsi (born 1975), French writer
Yasmina Zaytoun (born 2002), Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder

Yasmine

Yasmine (singer) (1972–2009), Belgian singer, presenter, and television personality
Yasmine Abderrahim (born 1999), Algerian volleyball player
Yasmine Akram (born 1981), Irish-Pakistani actress
Yasmine Allas (born 1967), Somali actress and writer
Yasmine Amhis (born 1982), French-Algerian particle physicist
Yasmine Arrington (born 1994), American model
Yasmine Azaiez (born 1988), British-born violinist of Tunisian descent
Yasmine Belkaid (born 1968), Algerian immunologist
Yasmine Belmadi (1976–2009), French actor of Algerian origin
Yasmine Bladelius (born 1988), Swedish politician
Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968), American actress
Yasmine Boudjenah (born 1970), French politician
Yasmine Al-Bustami, American actress
Yasmine Chouikh (born 1982), Algerian screenwriter, film director, and journalist
Yasmine Daghfous (born 2000), Tunisian fencer
Yasmine Eriksson (born 1989), Swedish politician
Yasmine Fouad (born 1975), Egyptian politician
Yasmine Gooneratne (1935–2024), Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor, and essayist
Yasmine Hamdan (born 1976), Lebanese singer
Yasmine Hamza (born 2003), Italian badminton player
Yasmine Helmi (born 1978), Egyptian sport shooter
Yasmine Jemai (born 1999), Tunisian footballer
Yasmine Kabbaj (born 2004), Moroccan tennis player
Yasmine Kandil, Egyptian-Canadian professor
Yasmine K. Kasem (born 1993), American visual artist
Yasmine Kassari (born 1970), Belgian-Moroccan film director
Yasmine Kherbache (born 1972), Belgian lawyer and politician
Yasmine Khlat (born 1959), Lebanese actress and writer
Yasmine Kittles, American musician, actress, and performance artist
Yasmine Klai (born 2002), French-Tunisian footballer
Yasmine Lafitte (born 1973), Moroccan and French pornographic actress
Yasmine Mansouri (born 2001), French tennis player
Yasmine Al Massri (born 1978), Palestinian-French actress, dancer, video artist, and human rights advocate
Yasmine Mathurin, Haitian Canadian filmmaker
Yasmine El-Mehairy, Egyptian entrepreneur
Yasmine Mohammed, Canadian university instructor, human rights activist, and author
Yasmine Motarjemi (born 1955), Swiss-Iranian food safety specialist and whistleblower
Yasmine Mouttaki (born 1997), Moroccan boxer
Yasmine Mustafa (born 1982), American CEO, entrepreneur, and activist
Yasmine Naghdi (born 1992), British ballet dancer
Yasmine Nayar (born 1990), Swiss-Algerian pop singer
Yasmine Niazy (born 1985), Egyptian pop singer
Yasmine Oudni (born 1989), Algerian volleyball player
Yasmine d'Ouezzan (1913–1997), French carom billiards player
Yasmine Pahlavi (born 1968), wife of Reza Pahlavi II, Crown Prince of Iran
Yasmine Petty, American model
Yasmine Posio (born 1974), Swedish politician
Yasmine El Rashidi (born 1977), Egyptian author
Yasmine Rostom (born 1993), Egyptian Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Yasmine Ryan (1983–2017), New Zealand journalist
Yasmine Sabri (born 1988), Egyptian actress and model
Yasmine Seale (born 1989), British-Syrian writer and literary translator
Yasmine Zaki Shahab (born 1946), Indonesian anthropologist
Yasmine Kimiko Yamada (born 1997), Swiss figure skater
Yasmine Yamajako, Finnish singer
Yasmine Zouhir (born 2005), French-Moroccan footballer

Yassamine

Yassamine Mather, Iranian scholar and political activist

Yassmin

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Australian activist
Yassmin Alers, American stage actor
Yassmin Gramian, American politician
Yassmin Hamdy (born 1993), Egyptian karateka
Yassmina Karajah, Jordanian-Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter

Yazmeen

Yazmeen Jamieson (born 1998), Jamaican footballer
Yazmeen Ryan (born 1999), American soccer player

Middle name

Bibi Yasmeen Shah, Pakistani politician
Dilruba Yasmeen Ruhee (born 1988), Bangladeshi model and actress
Larissa Yasmin Behrendt (born 1969), Australian writer and legal academic

Surname

Farida Yasmin (journalist) (born 1963), Bangladeshi journalist
Farida Yasmin (singer) (1940–2015), Bangladeshi singer
Ghazala Yasmeen (born 1948), Pakistani announcer
Nilufar Yasmin (1948–2003), Bangladeshi singer
Rizwana Yasmeen (born 1990), Pakistani field hockey player and captain
Sabina Yasmin (born 1953), Bangladeshi singer
Samina Yasmeen (born 1950), Pakistani professor
Sharifa Yazmeen, Egyptian-American playwright
Thomas Yassmin (born 1999), Australian American football player

Fictional characters

Yasmin, a Bratz doll
Yasmine, a Muppet character in Sesame Street seen from Season 54 onwards
Yasmeen the Kayaking Fairy, a character in the British children's book series Rainbow Magic
Yasmin Green, a character in the British soap opera Family Affairs
Yasmine Gauvin / Codename: France a superhero in the comic book series The Ambassadors and Big Game
Yasmin "Yaz" Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who
Yasmine Maalik, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Yasamin Madrani, a main character in the animated web series gen:LOCK
Yasmeen Nazir, a character in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Yasmina Ait Omar, a recurring character in the Belgian series wtFOCK