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How would you spell this name?

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jasminesunflower · 31/08/2023 12:37

We would like it to be pronounced yas-MEEN:

Yasmin
Yasmeen
Yasmine

other?

We are thinking Kiera Yasmine. We also like Holly Yasmine, but might be too botanical. Ruby Yasmine and Lyra Yasmine. I also like Poppy Yasmine, but there is the botanical thing again.

Is it weird to use it as a middle name with my name being Jasmine? I like that there is a connection, but it's not exactly the same.

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Fraaahnces · 31/08/2023 12:38

Yasmeen. The other two are up for interpretation.

Totalwasteofpaper · 31/08/2023 12:39

Yasmeen if thats how you want it pronounced

fluffysheeparewonderful · 31/08/2023 12:41

Yasmeen to have it pronounced as you want but it’s not the prettiest spelling imo. But if it’s a middle name does it even matter - no one’s really going to be using it so you could just use your favourite spelling

CornishGem1975 · 31/08/2023 12:45

Yasmeen because he other two I would say Yas-min.

PenguinLove1 · 31/08/2023 12:48

If its a middle name noone will ever say it out loud but she will see it written down more on ID etc - so id go with Yasmine as it looks nicer and if its really important to you then correct someone that mispronounces it - but for a middle name i dont see why it matters at all, noone has said my sons middle name aloud since his baptism 16 years ago - most of my family have probably forgotten what it is!

MrsSlocombesCat · 31/08/2023 12:50

It’s a middle name so it doesn’t matter. It will be said out loud on very few occasions.

ToussaintTheChef · 31/08/2023 12:50

Yasmeen although it doesn’t look as pretty as the name actually is. So maybe Yasmene.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 31/08/2023 12:52

As it's a middle name I'd give the baby your name and spelling. Otherwise it's a bit odd. It's your name but isn't 🤷🏼‍♀️

Wakintoblueskies · 31/08/2023 12:52

PenguinLove1 · 31/08/2023 12:48

If its a middle name noone will ever say it out loud but she will see it written down more on ID etc - so id go with Yasmine as it looks nicer and if its really important to you then correct someone that mispronounces it - but for a middle name i dont see why it matters at all, noone has said my sons middle name aloud since his baptism 16 years ago - most of my family have probably forgotten what it is!

This!

TenThousandSpoons · 31/08/2023 12:52

Yasmine because it looks prettiest and then matches your Jasmine perfectly.

Whatsthepoint1234 · 31/08/2023 13:02

Yasmeen

DuchessOfSausage · 31/08/2023 13:02

Yasmeen, or use Yasmina

Pickingnamesishard · 31/08/2023 14:09

Yasmeen. Like 90s supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri . Everyone gets her name right. Now with Yasmin/e, it’ll definitely be pronounced Yas-min the majority of the time.

StampOnTheGround · 31/08/2023 14:12

Yasmeen to get the pronunciation you want but it is uglier looking than Yasmine - it's a middle name so I wouldn't worry too much.

Jasmine Yasmine sounds a bit silly to me.

VaddaABeetch · 31/08/2023 14:14

Please spell Ciara correctly.

Riverlee · 31/08/2023 14:15

Yasmin, because I automatically think of Yasmin Le Bon.

I’d also pronounce slightly differently.
Yasmin - Yaz Min, - shorter Min sound, Min to rhyme with Tin
Yasmeen - Yaz - Meen, - with a longer ee sound, Meen to rhyme with Seen
Yasmine - more like Yasmin,

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VaddaABeetch · 31/08/2023 14:44

@DuchessOfSausage Kiera is specifically mentioned in OP post!

daisypond · 31/08/2023 15:29

Yasmeen to get the pronunciation you want. It’s a normal spelling, along with Yasmin, back to the name’s roots. I’d say Yasmine looks a bit odd. I don’t know what people mean by “prettier”.

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jasminesunflower · 31/08/2023 16:29

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How do you know that I'm not using Kiera as a variant of Kira? Why would the original have to be Ciara?

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VaddaABeetch · 31/08/2023 14:14

Please spell Ciara correctly.

I didn't ask for opinions on Kiera in this thread. You've made your opinion more than clear. Please stop repeating it over and over again.

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CurlewKate · 31/08/2023 16:35

Why do you want it pronounced like that?

DuchessOfSausage · 31/08/2023 16:37

@jasminesunflower , why would you?

There is a reason why anglicising Irish, Scottish and Welsh is not viewed favourably by some people with those nationalities.

jasminesunflower · 31/08/2023 16:44

DuchessOfSausage · 31/08/2023 16:37

@jasminesunflower , why would you?

There is a reason why anglicising Irish, Scottish and Welsh is not viewed favourably by some people with those nationalities.

We are not using it as an anglicisation of an Irish name, but as a variant of Kira, which is popular in my husband's home country and a completely unrelated name. You could have asked, but you decided to judge.

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