Badroulbadour

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Badroulbadour (Arabic بدر البدور, badru l-budūr, "full moon of full moons") is an Asian princess from China whom Aladdin married in the story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp. When Aladdin finds the magic lamp he discovers that it contains a djinni that is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the djinni, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour. In the animated version of Aladdin made by Disney, her name was changed to Jasmine, presumably for the convenience of Western voice actors and viewers. She is also mentioned in a poem by Wallace Stevens called 'The Worms at Heaven's Gate' in his book "Harmonium".

The name Badroulbadour also appears in the novel 'Come Dance with Me' by author Russell Hoban. Hoban also mentions Badoura as the name of an Arabian princess in The Arabian Nights.