Crystal () is a common

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female given name. Variant forms of the name include Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristel, Krystle and Kristol. As a feminine name, it is a 19th-century coinage, derived from

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

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

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. Cristal is a

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variant. The

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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 ''

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''.

Usage

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

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. 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 (born 1972), American film actress * Crystal Bennett (1918–1987), British archaeologist *

Crystal Bernard Crystal Lynn BernardLeszczak, Bob (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Record, 1950–2000'. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 21. (born September 30, 1961) is a retired American singer-songwriter and ...

(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 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 was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, a co-founder and co-editor with her brother Max Eastma ...

(1881–1928), American lawyer * Crystal Marie Fleming (born 1981), American sociologist and author *

Crystal Gayle Brenda Gail Webb (born January 9, 1951), known professionally as Crystal Gayle, 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 ...

(born 1951), American country music singer *

Crystal Harris Crystal Hefner ( Harris; born April 29, 1986) is an American model who was the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for December 2009, and the third wife of ''Playboy'' publisher Hugh Hefner from December 2012 until his death in September 2017. E ...

(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 Chrystal Soo Jung (; born October 24, 1994), professionally known as Krystal Jung, is a South Korean and American singer and actress. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and has further participated in SM Enterta ...

(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 O ...

(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

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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 Crystal Lynn Lewis (born September 11, 1969) is an American contemporary Christian and jazz singer and songwriter. Lewis has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and has won multiple GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, she has released numerous ...

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

Liu Yifei Liu Yifei (; born August 25, 1987) is a Chinese-born American actress. She has appeared multiple times on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list and was named one of the New Four Dan actresses of China by Tencent Entertainment in 2009. She is k ...

(born 1987), Chinese-American actress, singer, and model * Crystal Lowe (born 1981), Canadian actress and model * Crystal Lucas-Perry, American stage actress *

Crystal Mangum Crystal Gail Mangum (born July 18, 1978) is an American former stripper from Durham, North Carolina who has been incarcerated for murder since 2013. In 2006, she came to attention in national news reports for having made false allegations of ...

(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 playing Allison Argent in the series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'' (2011–2014). She departed the series after the third season but made a gue ...

(born 1985), American television and film actress *

Crystal Renn Crystal Renn (born June 18, 1986) is an American model and author. Personal life Renn started her modeling career in high fashion at the age of 14 after being spotted by a professional scout in her hometown in Clinton, Mississippi. Renn was tol ...

(born 1986), American model * Crystal Soubrier, née Dunn (born 1992), American footballer *

Crystal Taliefero Crystal Taliefero-Pratt (née Taliefero, born 5 January 1963) 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 ...

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

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

(born 1961), American dance music singer and songwriter * Crystal Yi, known as

Lee Soo-jung Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by her stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's ''K-pop Star 5''. Career In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season o ...

(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 ''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 ...

'' * Crystal, one of the characters in the manga ''

Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise. The series is written by Hidenori Kusaka. was the illustrator for the first nine volumes. When Mato became ill and was unable to continue illustrating the series, Satosh ...

'' * Crystal, from '' Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders'' * Crystal, introduced in Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, voiced by Shelley Winter’s, as Frosty the Snowman’s wife.

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