Myrtle (given name)

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 Baylis (1920–2014), Australian sportswoman
 * 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 (1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player
 * Myrtle Elvyn (c.1887–1975), American pianist
 * Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931), American who co-founded Unity, a church within the New Thought Christian 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 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 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), Filipino cosplayer, actress, singer and Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4
 * 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 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
 * 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