Myrtle is a feminine given name or nickname derived from the plant name Myrtus; it was popular during the Victorian era, along with other plant and flower names. Myrtle, a symbol of a happy marriage, is often included in a bridal bouquet. Variants include the French-language Myrtille, and Mirtel, a popular name for newborn girls in Estonia during 2012.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People Myrtle Allen (1924–2018), Irish chef Myrtle Anderson (1901–1978), Jamaican actress Myrtle Augee (born 1965), English shot putter Myrtle Aydelotte (1917–2010), American nurse, professor and hospital administrator Myrtle Bachelder (1908–1997), American chemist and officer Myrtle Baylis (1920–2014), Australian sportswoman Myrtle Bothma (born 1964), South African hurdler Myrtle Brooke (1872–1948), American professor Myrtle Broome (1888–1978), British Egyptologist and artist Myrtle Cagle (1925–2019), American pilot and astronaut Myrtle Cain (1894–1980), American politician and activist Myrtle Cole, American politician Myrtle Cook (1902–1985), Canadian track and field athlete Myrtle Corbin (1868–1928), American sideshow entertainer Myrtle Devenish (1913–2007), Welsh actress Myrtle Edwards (sportswoman) (1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player Myrtle Elvyn (c.1887–1975), American pianist Myrtle Fahsbender (1907–2001), American lighting expert Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931), American co-founder of Unity, a church within the New Thought movement Myrtille Georges (born 1990), French tennis player Myrtille Gollin (born 1984), French speed skater Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918), American actress Myrtle Hazard (1892–1951), American Coast Guard electrician and radio operator Myrtle K. Hilo (1929–2009), Native Hawaiian taxicab driver, radio personality, ukulele player and singer Myrtle Jones (1913–2005), American painter Myrtle Lind (1898–1993), American actress Myrtle "Molly" Kool (1916–2009), Canadian sea captain Myrtle Maclagan (1911–1993), English cricketer Myrtle McAteer (1878–1952), American tennis player Myrtle Byram McGraw (1899–1988), American psychologist, neurobiologist, and researcher Myrtle Meggy (1887–1959), Australian pianist and pedagogue Myrtle Muir (1900–1966), New Zealand netball coach and administrator Myrtle Reed (1874–1911), American poet Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (1934–2000), English photographer Myrtle Sarrosa, (born 1994), Filipina cosplayer and actress Myrtle Sheldon (1893–1939), American illustrator of children's books Myrtle Simpson (born around 1930), Scottish skier Myrtle Solomon (1921–1987), British pacifist Myrtle Stedman (1883–1938), American actress Myrtle Tannehill (1886–1977), American actress Myrtle Vail (1888–1978), American radio actress and writer Myrtle Watkins (1908–1968), American-Mexican dancer, singer, and actress Myrtle Whitmore (died 2020), American politician Myrtle Witbooi (1947–2023), South African labour activist Myrtle Young (1924–2014), American potato chip collector
Fictional characters Myrtle, recurring character in the films Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion Myrtle, character in the comic strip Right Around Home Myrtle Anagnostou, character in the Greek soap opera Erotas Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, character in the Rosalie Ham novel The Dressmaker and its film adaptation Myrtle of Durin, a Vanguard-class operator from the mobile tower defense game Arknights Myrtle Fargate, character in the soap opera All My Children Myrtle Snow, Antagonist in the third season of the series American Horror Story: Coven Miss Myrtle, a lady with blonde hair and wears a purple dress, character from Rocky Hollow Moaning Myrtle, or Myrtle Warren (1929–1943), character in the Harry Potter series Myrtle Wilson, character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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