Crystal () is a common

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the is ...

female given name. Variant forms of the name include Kristal,

Krystal Krystal may refer to: People * Krystal Ann Simpson (born 1982), American poet, fashion blogger, DJ, reality television personality, and musician * Krystal Ball (born 1981), American political commentator * Krystal Barter, Australian activi ...

, Cristal,

Kristel Kristel is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Kristel de Catalina (born 1985), Filipino dancer and actress * Kristel Fulgar (born 1994), Filipino actress *Kristel Köbrich (born 1985), Chil ...

, Krystle and

Kristol Kristol is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bill Kristol (born 1952), American neoconservative pundit * David Kristol (born 1938), chemistry professor *Irving Kristol (1920–2009), American neoconservative *Ljuba Kristol (born ...

. As a feminine name, it is a 19th-century coinage, derived from

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

, a transparent quartz gemstone, usually colorless, that can be cut to reflect brilliant light, whose name comes from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

' "ice". It increased in usage along with other names suggestive of gemstones. As a masculine name, it is a Scottish diminutive of

Christopher Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

. Cristal is a Spanish variant. The Greek variant of the name is Crystallia or Krystallia (Κρυσταλλία). Usage of the name increased in the 1980s due to the character Krystle on the television series ''

Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...

''.

Usage

The name and its spelling variants have been well used throughout the

Anglosphere The Anglosphere is a group of English-speaking world, English-speaking nations that share historical and cultural ties with England, and which today maintain close political, diplomatic and military co-operation. While the nations included in d ...

. It ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1884 and 2021 and was among the top 100 names for American girls between 1971 and 1997. It reached peak popularity in 1982, when it was the ninth most popular name given to newborn American girls. It was among the top 100 names given to newborn girls in Canada between 1973 and 1994, and was among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2021, among the top 100 names for girls in New Zealand between 1982 and 2000, and among the top 100 names for girls in Australia between 1982 and 1991.

People

Crystal Allen Crystal Allen (born Orange County, 13 August 1972) is an American film and television actress. Biography Allen is from Alberta, Canada. She is an actress who has starred and appeared in guest star roles, including episodes of such TV series as ...

(born 1972), American film actress *

Crystal Bennett Crystal-Margaret Bennett, (20 August 1918 – 12 August 1987) was a British archaeologist. A student of Kathleen Kenyon, Bennett was a pioneer of archaeological research in Jordan and founded the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and ...

(1918–1987), British archaeologist * Crystal Bernard (born 1961), American singer-songwriter and actress *

Crystal Bowersox Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. She was the first female finalist in three years. Bowersox's debut album, ''Farmer's Daug ...

(born 1985), ''American Idol'' season 9 runner-up *

Crystal Chappell Crystal Elizabeth Chappell (born August 4, 1965) is an American actress who played Carly Manning on ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on ''One Life to Live'' from 1995–97 and Olivia Spencer on ''Guiding Light'' from ...

(born 1965), American actress and producer *

Crystal Cox Crystal Shinelle Cox (born March 28, 1979, in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American track and field athlete who was on the national team at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics and appeared as a contestant on the seventeenth season of the reality seri ...

(born 1979), American athlete and contestant on the reality show ''Survivor: Gabon'' *

Crystal Eastman Crystal Catherine Eastman (June 25, 1881 – July 28, 1928) was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She is best remembered as a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, as a co-founder and co-editor with ...

(1881–1928), American lawyer *

Crystal Marie Fleming Crystal Marie Fleming (born November 26, 1981) is an American sociologist and author. She is an associate professor of sociology and Africana studies at Stony Brook University. Fleming is the author of two books about race and white supremacy. ...

(born 1981), American sociologist and author *

Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...

(born 1951), American country music singer *

Crystal Harris Crystal Hefner (née Harris, born April 29, 1986) is an American model and television personality. She was the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 2009, and is the widow and the third wife of ''Playboy'' publisher Hugh Hefner from D ...

(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 Crystal Clarese Hunt (born in Clearwater, Florida) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for playing Lizzie Spaulding (2003–06) on ''Guiding Light''. She also played Stacy Morasco (2009–10, 2012) on ''One Life to Live''. Ca ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Krystal Jung Chrystal Soo Jung (born October 24, 1994), professionally known as Krystal, Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and ...

(born 1994), Korean-American singer and actress *

Crystal Kay is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host. After releasing her first single, "Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, '' Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese ...

(born 1986), Japanese singer and songwriter * Crystal Kelly (born 1986), American basketball player * Crystal Kiang (born 1990), Taiwanese-American figure skater * Crystal Lane-Wright (born 1985), British

Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

cyclist *

Crystal Langhorne Crystal Allison Langhorne (born October 27, 1986) is an American former basketball player of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the University of Maryland Terrapins. In 2008 she was drafted by the Washington Mysti ...

(born 1986), American basketball player * Crystal Lewis (born 1969), American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author * Crystal Liu, known as

Liu Yifei Crystal Liu (born An Feng; August 25, 1987), better known by her stage name Liu Yifei (), is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She has appeared multiple times on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list and was named one of the New Four D ...

(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 Crystal Gail Mangum (born July 18, 1978) is a former exotic dancer and convicted murderer from Durham, North Carolina, who is best known for having made false allegations of rape against lacrosse players in the 2006 Duke lacrosse case. The fact ...

(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 Crystal Marie Reed (born February 6, 1985) is an American actress. She came to prominence for playing Allison Argent in the series ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2014). She departed the series after the third season but made a guest appearance in the fif ...

(born 1985), American television and film actress * Crystal Renn (born 1986), American model * Crystal Soubrier, née Dunn (born 1992), American footballer *

Crystal Taliefero Crystal Taliefero-Pratt (née Taliefero) is an American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Taliefero grew up with a musical family, performing rhythm and blues with her brother in the Chicago metropolitan area. During her college years she was ...

(born 1963), American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist (Billy Joel band) *

Crystal Waters Crystal Waters (born November 19, 1961) is an American house and dance music singer and songwriter, best known for her 1990s dance hits " Gypsy Woman", " 100% Pure Love", and 2007's " Destination Calabria" with Alex Gaudino. All three of her s ...

(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 ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

'' book franchise * Crystal Winter, the daughter of the Snow King and Queen from the Mattel franchise ''

Ever After High ''Ever After High'' is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the ''Monster High'' dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of m ...

'' * Crystal, one of the characters in the manga '' Pokémon Adventures'' * Crystal, from '' Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders''

Notes

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