Yasmin, name meaning in Islam

Yasmin (يَاسْمِين) is a Persian name for girls. It means jasmine. It is the jasmine flower, from Persian, and is used across the Muslim world.

Is Yasmin in the Quran?

No. Yasmin is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Yasmin

Say it yas-MEEN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Yasmeen, Yasmine and Jasmine. In Arabic it is written with 6 letters, from right to left: ي ya + ا alif + س sin + م mim + ي ya + ن nun.

Choosing Yasmin

A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Yasmin has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Yasmin bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Yasmin

• Rayhana
• Zahra
• Nasreen

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.