Beryl (given name)

Beryl is a male first name in the English-speaking world and a female ( rare ).

Origin and Meaning

Beryl corresponds to the English term for the mineral and gem beryl; ultimately comes from the Sanskrit word ( vaidurya ). As a first name Beryl occurs since the 19th century.

Well-known bearers of the name

Female first name

  • Beryl Bainbridge (1934-2010), British writer
  • Beryl Booker (1922-1978), American jazz pianist
  • Beryl Bryden (1920-1998), English singer
  • Beryl Burton (1937-1996), British cyclist
  • Beryl Cook (1926-2008), British painter
  • Beryl Cunningham ( * 19 **), Jamaican actress and singer
  • Beryl Grey ( * 1927), British Prima Ballerina
  • Beryl Markham (1902-1986), British aviation pioneer
  • Beryl Penrose ( born 1930 ), Australian tennis player
  • Beryl Reid (1920-1996), British actress
  • Beryl de Zoete (1879-1962), English ballet dancer, Oriental scholar and dance critic

Male first name

  • Beryl Anthony, Jr. ( born 1938 ), American politician
  • Beryl Carroll (1860-1939), American politician
  • David Beryl Rasofsky (1909-1967), American boxer
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