Crystal (name)
Crystal (/ˈkrɪstəl/) is a common English language female given name. Variant forms of the name include Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristel, Krystle and Kristol.
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| Pronunciation | /ˈkrɪstəl/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | Crystal |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Chrystal, Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristel, Kristol, Krystle |
It is a 19th-century coinage, derived from crystal, a transparent quartz gemstone, usually colorless, that can be cut to reflect brilliant light, whose name comes from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος krystallos "ice". The Greek variant of the name is Crystallia or Krystallia (Κρυσταλλία). The television series Dynasty made the name famous in the 1980s with a character named Krystle.
People
- Crystal Allen (born 1972), American film actress
- Crystal Bennett (1918–1987), British archaeologist
- Crystal Bernard (born 1961), American singer-songwriter and actress
- Crystal Bowersox (born 1985), American Idol season 9 runner-up
- Crystal Chappell (born 1965), American actress and producer
- Crystal Cox (born 1979), American athlete and contestant on the reality show Survivor: Gabon
- Crystal Eastman (1881–1928), American lawyer
- Crystal Marie Fleming (born 1981), American sociologist and author
- Crystal Gayle (born 1951), American country music singer
- Crystal Harris (born 1986), American glamour model, singer and television personality
- Crystal Hayes (born 1984), American beauty queen
- Crystal Huang (born 1977), American table tennis player
- Crystal Hunt (born 1985), American actress
- Krystal Jung (born 1994), Korean-American singer and actress
- Crystal Kay (born 1986), Japanese singer and songwriter
- Crystal Kelly (born 1986), American basketball player
- Crystal Kiang (born 1990), Taiwanese-American figure skater
- Crystal Langhorne (born 1986), American basketball player
- Crystal Lewis (born 1969), American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author
- Crystal Liu, known as Liu Yifei (born 1987), Chinese-American actress, singer, and model
- Crystal Lowe (born 1981), Canadian actress and model
- Crystal Lucas-Perry, African-American stage actress
- Crystal Mangum (born 1978), African-American woman noted for false allegations of rape
- Crystal Poh (1999–2002), three-year-old victim of a 2002 murder case in Singapore
- Crystal Reed (born 1985), American television and film actress
- Crystal Soubrier, née Dunn (born 1992), American footballer
- Crystal Taliefero (born 1963), American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist (Billy Joel band)
- Crystal Waters (born 1961), American dance music singer and songwriter
- Crystal Yi, known as Lee Soo-jung (born 1993), Korean-American singer-songwriter
- Crystal Yu (born 1988), Chinese television, film and stage actress
Fictional characters
- Crystal the Snow Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Crystal Winter, the daughter of the Snow King and Queen from the Mattel franchise Ever After High
- Crystal, one of the characters in the manga Pokémon Adventures
- Crystal, from Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
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