Crystal (given name)
| Crystal |
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| Pronunciation |
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| Gender |
Female |
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| Origin |
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| Word/name |
Greek |
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| Meaning |
Crystal |
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| Other names |
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| Related names |
Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristol, Kristle |
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Crystal // is a common female given name. Other forms of Crystal include Kristal, Krystal, Kristle, Cristal, Krystle, and Kristol.
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 TV series Dynasty made the name famous in the 1980s with a character named Krystle. Chrystal, a variant spelling, was probably influenced by Greek χρυσός khrusos "gold".
People
- Crystal Reed (born 1985), American television and film actress.
- Crystal Bowersox, American Idol season 9 runner-up
- Crystal Cox, American Olympic medalist and a contestant on the reality show Survivor: Gabon
- Crystal Gayle, country singer
- Crystal Kay, singer and songwriter
- Crystal Kiang (born 1990), Taiwanese-American figure skater who competes internationally for Taiwan in ladies singles
- Crystal Kelly (born 1986), professional basketball player in the WNBA
- Crystal Taliefero, American percussionist (Billy Joel band)
- Crystal Waters, dance music singer and songwriter
- Crystal Hunt (born 1985), American Actress
- Crystal Harris (born 1986), American-born, British glamour model, singer and television personality
- Crystal Huang (born 1977), American table tennis player
- Crystal Hayes (born 1984), beauty queen who has held the title Miss Michigan USA and competed at Miss USA.
- Crystal Mangum (born 1978), African-American woman who is best known for making false allegations of rape against white lacrosse players in the racially charged Duke lacrosse case
- Crystal Langhorne (born 1986), American basketball
- Crystal Lowe (born 1981), Canadian actress
- Crystal Lewis (born 1969), American contemporary Christian/Gospel vocalist, songwriter and author
- Crystal Yu, Chinese television, film and stage actress
- Crystal Allen (born 1979), American film actress
Fictional characters