Yasmin
/Y-AA-S-M-IY-N/
Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Yasmin is a Muslim girl name of Persian origin, meaning “Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness”.
Yasmin is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness" and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Common among Arab, Indian, Pakistani, Persian, Turkish, American, British, Bangladeshi families, Yasmin carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Yasmin's roots in Arabic & Islamic tradition
Yasmin carries meaning rooted in Arabic and the wider Islamic tradition (Persian) — “Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness”. Many Muslim families weigh a name's root meaning and the values it carries.
NameRoot shows you the depth. See Yasmin's Arabic roots, the values it carries, and how it scores for your family.
See Yasmin's full reading →What does Yasmin's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yasmin resonates in either tradition.
Yasmin's destiny number is 9 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yasmin's full reading →
Does Yasmin go with your family's names?
Yasmin breaks into 6 sounds: /Y-AA-S-M-IY-N/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yasmin sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yasmin beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Yasmin — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Yasmin
If Yasmin resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Muslim girl names, common in Arab families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Muslim girl names from the Beauty cluster
Names that sound similar
Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Yasmin
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Common questions about Yasmin
What does the name Yasmin mean?
Yasmin means "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.
Is Yasmin a boy or girl name?
Yasmin is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Yasmin?
Yasmin is of Persian origin, used in Muslim tradition, commonly among Arab, Indian, Pakistani families.
Is Yasmin a Muslim name?
Yes. Yasmin is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin.
What does Yasmin mean in Persian?
Yasmin originates from Persian, where it means "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness."
What are common nicknames for Yasmin?
Common short forms of Yasmin include Yassi, Yasu.
What is the numerology of Yasmin?
Yasmin has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.
Is Yasmin an Islamic name?
Yes. Yasmin is an Arabic girl name meaning "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness", widely used in Muslim families, including Arab and Indian communities.
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