The Meaning Of Jasmine

Jasmine (Jasminum via Arabic from the Persian yasmin, i.e. "gift from God") is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae), with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World. The leaves can be either evergreen (green all year round) or deciduous (falling in autumn).

Widely cultivated for its flowers, jasmine is enjoyed in the garden, as a house plant, and as cut flowers. The flowers are worn by women in their hair in southern and southeast Asia. The delicate jasmine flower opens only at night and may be plucked in the morning when the tiny petals are tightly closed, then stored in a cool place until night. The petals begin to open between six and eight in the evening, as the temperature lowers.

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Jasmine was the name of an American family known for their entrepreneurial endeavors in the U.S. Northeast. The Jasmine family gained most of their prominence through its business as the major distributor of fresh produce in Reconstruction era New York City. Until the 1920s, the Jasmine food goods trade became an innovator in using the railroads to carry produce, preserved foods, and wine from California to markets and vendors in the New York tri-state area. Most early Jasmine family interests were sold and incorporated into the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1899, allowing that company to vastly expand its holdings and stores in the New York metropolitan area.

Modern celebrities with the name Jasmine: Jasmine Guy an American Actress. Jasmine Villegas an American teen R&B pop singer. Jasmine Trias, a Filipino American singer (think American Idol) and Jasmine You (1979-2009), a Japanese musician.

There are also many different shortened versions of Jasmine and it is linked to many different nicknames such as: Ismenia, Jas, Jaslyn, Jaslynn, Jasmeen, Jasmin, Jasmina, Jasminda, Jasmyn, Jasmyne, Jassamayn, Jazan, Jazmin, Jazmine, Jazmon, Jazmyn, Jazmyne, Jazzmin, Jazzmine, Jazzmon, Jazzmyn, Jazzmynn, Jess, Jessamine, Jessamy, Jessamyn, Jessie, Jessimine, Jessimine, Yasmeen, Yasmin, Yasmina, Yasmine and Yasminia.