Zhasmina
A rare spelling of Jasmina, tracing back through Greek to the jasmine flower. Just 68 women in Poland carry this version, and no girls have been given it in years, so most Poles will never meet one.
Zhasmina Pronunciation
Zhasmina is pronounced skhahs-MEE-nah (/sxasˈmina/).
What Zhasmina means
Where Zhasmina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zhasmina names the jasmine flower. The origin here is classified as Greek, though the flower word travels back further, to Persian yasamin, before Greek and Latin carried it westward. In Polish the plant is jaśmin. The jasmine belongs to the olive family, and its white flowers open in warm months.
Polish spelling gives two variants that sit near each other. Jasmina drops the extra letters and stays flat. Jaśmina softens the s with a kreska, matching how a Polish ear hears the flower. Both point to the same white blossom.
At the urząd a clerk meets that h and reads the name twice. The spelling marks Zhasmina before anyone speaks. The name asks for a second look.
What it means stays simple. Jasmine, the flower, jaśmin in Polish.
How many people are named Zhasmina
1 in 331527 women in Poland is named Zhasmina. 68 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4417 among female names.