Would this name fly in regular frum society?

Makehumusnotwar

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 9:44 am

Yasmin (for a girl, obvs)

Yes, I am aware it has Persian origins.

But I really love it.

Yay or Nay?

ETA: Oh heck, I just remembered that its also the name of a birth control pill Sad

tigerwife

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:11 am

Yeah, I was thinking of the pill, too.
It’s a pretty name. I like unique, so it would be a yes from me if it didn’t have other connotations.
Btw, love your screen name!

amother

Slategray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:11 am

No. And I’m MO

Meaning it could be a secular name like Lisa or Michelle. But it’s not a Hebrew name

Rappel

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:16 am

amother [ Slategray ] wrote:

No. And I’m MO

Meaning it could be a secular name like Lisa or Michelle. But it’s not a Hebrew name

Correction: it's Hebrew for Jasmine. If you would name a kid Shoshana or Vered, then it's just as legitimate.

OP, in Israeli society it is a lovely name, though as you said - overall Persian, and with no religious connotation per se.

amother

Slategray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:17 am

Rappel wrote:

I didn’t know that. I guess it doesn’t seem to be a ‘Jewish’ name to me. If my kid had a Yasmin in her class I would think that her parents were Hispanic (I know many Hispanic people with that name) This is in NYC.

amother

Blue

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:18 am

I think it's a beautiful name! My cousin is Yasmin

chanchy123

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:20 am

As Rappel said, it’s a common enough name in Israel (not very popular and a bit dated but I know at least one), actually sounds very Israeli to me.

amother

Tangerine

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:21 am

Apologize for hijacking the thread ... What about Tzofiya in the US?

amother

Honeydew

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:24 am

amother [ Slategray ] wrote:

Yes, it's Hebrew for Jasmin. But it's pronounced יסמין with a פתח י in Hebrew. Like Yosmin, not Yasmin.
I think it's a common name by the arabs.

amother

Slategray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:26 am

amother [ Honeydew ] wrote:

Yes, it's Hebrew for Jasmin. But it's pronounced יסמין with a פתח י in Hebrew. Like Yosmin, not Yasmin.
I think it's a common name by the arabs.

Interesting . To me A patach WOULD be pronounced yasmin. A kumatz would be pronounced yosmin

amother

Slategray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:27 am

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

Apologize for hijacking the thread ... What about Tzofiya in the US?

Definitely. Also often pronounced Sophia which is super popular

chanchy123

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:30 am

I don’t know where you’re getting this Yosmin from, in modern Hebrew there is no difference between Kamatz and Patach, they both sound the same and it the name is pronanced Yasmeen (but I imagine spelled Yasmin).

amother

Aqua

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:30 am

I know a Yasmin, israeli, around 35 years old, MO, moroccan.

amother

Tangerine

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:31 am

amother [ Slategray ] wrote:

Definitely. Also often pronounced Sophia which is super popular

But isn’t Sophia a Greek name , and Tzofiya the Hebrew version.
Like on birth certificate I would put Sophia. But oficialy we would name Tzofiya .

amother

Magenta

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:34 am

No!
Many years ago I had a Persian student with that name ...

amother

Emerald

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:34 am

Reminds me of the SNL skit where a woman was suing a drug company for naming Seasonique after her daughter LOL

amother

Slategray

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:41 am

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

But isn’t Sophia a Greek name , and Tzofiya the Hebrew version.
Like on birth certificate I would put Sophia. But oficialy we would name Tzofiya .

Yes. Hebrew name Tzofiya. As you said

Rappel

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:49 am

amother [ Honeydew ] wrote:

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I think it's a common name by the arabs.

The Arabic version is Yasmeena.

Rappel

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 10:52 am

amother [ Tangerine ] wrote:

But isn’t Sophia a Greek name , and Tzofiya the Hebrew version.
Like on birth certificate I would put Sophia. But oficialy we would name Tzofiya .

Every Tsofiya I know is very pretty, and very intelligent. I also think it's a gorgeous name with a lot of depth to it. I've never met someone in the US name Tsofiya, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be one.

amother

Copper

Wed, Dec 02 2020, 11:57 am

Interesting way to tell people about your BC fail