Krystal

Krystal is a respelling of Crystal, derived from the English word crystal, meaning ‘clear, brilliant’. The word goes back through Latin crystallum to Greek krystallos, ‘ice’, because clear quartz was once thought to be permanently frozen water. Crystal came into use as a given name in the late nineteenth century along with other gem names such as Ruby and Pearl. The name spread in the twentieth century in music and film, and the spelling with K became common in the United States.