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Gender: F Pronunciation: JESS-ah-min Origin of Jessamine: Earlier spelling of flower name Jasmine, Persian

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Jessamine, a charming name occasionally heard in England, is just beginning to be appreciated in the U.S. as a possible successor to all the Jess names of the past. It's also spelled Jessamyn, as in Quaker novelist Jessamyn West, author of Friendly Persuasion--who started life with Jessamyn as her middle name.

Jessamine began to be used as a first name in Britain around 1900, along with other flower-related names. Yasmin and Yasmine are other Jasmine variations.

This would make a great choice as a namesake honoring a Jessica.

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One of the 12 sisters in Heather Dixon's book "Entwined"
Character in the young adult trilogy "The Infernal Devices" by Cassandra Clare
Miss Jessamine - "Jackanapes" (1879) by Juliana Ewing
Jessamine County, Kentucky

* Jessamine is very rarely used in the UK. It's sister Jessamy is far more common, albeit slightly dated.

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