Crystal

Crystal meaning

Crystal is a Christian girl's name of Greek origin (via English).

Ice; by analogy, rock crystal

Also used to mean: clear

Crystal is the English word used as a name, from Greek krustallos, which first meant ice and then the clear rock crystal that the Greeks thought was ice frozen for ever. Strong's Concordance traces it to kruos, 'frost'. The word appears twice in the Book of Revelation, in the sea of glass 'like crystal' before God's throne and the river of the water of life, 'clear as crystal'. Name lists give 'clear' or 'ice'. Christian families in Kerala, Mangalore and the Northeast use it for girls.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, G2930 · entry krustallos · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's G2930, krustallos (Bible Hub) · LSJ, κρύσταλλος (via Logeion) · Revelation 22:1 (Bible Hub)

Spellings

Crystal · Krystal · Cristal · Chrystal

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