Beryl

Greek

"sea-green jewel"

Beryl Origin and Meaning

The name Beryl is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "sea-green jewel".

Dated British favorite that never caught on in this country, where Jade remains the green gem of choice. Interesting namesakes: British writer Beryl Bainbridge and British aviatrix Beryl Markham.

Beryl Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

Beryl Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1234 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Beryl

• 1234 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Beryl

• Beryl Margaret Bainbridge English novelist
• Beryl Markham English aviatrix
• Beryl Audley Bryden English jazz singer
• Beryl Burton English cyclist
• Béryl Émilie Paulette Gastaldello French Olympic Swimmer
• Beryl Goldwyn English prima ballerina
• Beryl Elizabeth Grey English prima ballerina
• Beryl Laverick Maulding English actress; wife of politician Reginald Maulding
• Beryl Elizabeth Reid English actress and comedienne
• Beryl Drusilla de Zoete English dancer, writer and orientalist
• Beryl Mercer British,American actress
• Beryl Ingham English actress; wife of actor George Formby
• Beryl Eugenia McBurnie Trinidadian dancer
• Beryl Marsden British R&B singer
• Beryl Booker American pianist
• Beryl Cook English painter and OBE
• Beryl Alaine Howell U.S. federal judge

The name Beryl in Pop Culture

• Beryl Stapleton character in The Hound of the Baskervilles
• Beryl Patmore the cook on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Beryl Muspratt character in Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited" (1945); admiral's widow with three children, who marries Lord Brideshead
• Beryl Tuke landlady of a pub awaiting demolition in "Miss Gomez and the Brethren" (1971) by William Trevor
• Beryl Hennessey character on British TV series "The Liver Birds"
• Beryl Ballard a downstairs character on British TV series "Upstairs, Downstairs"
• Queen Beryl villain in the anime "Sailor Moon"
• Beryl Grace mother of Thalia and Jason Grace in "The Heroes of Olympus" and "Percy Jackson" book series
• Beryl the Peril character in British Topper comics
• Beryl emu character in Australian animated film "Blinky Bill the Movie"